According to the Representative from Rwanda at a recent Sustainable Energy For All Conference – 50% of their food is destroyed from the farm to the market because of lack of cooling. Global Warming is increasing, and so is the need for cooling!
Cooling
for All does not mean an air-conditioner or refrigerator in every home; it
means providing affordable and sustainable solutions to address the needs of
the vulnerable, such as access to nutritious food and safe medicines and
protection from heat in the transition to clean energy.
1.09
billion people are at high risk due to lack of access to cooling and a further
2.34 billion lack access to clean and efficient cooling. Cooling
access gaps for the rural and urban poor at highest risk grew in Africa, Asia, the
Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean compared to the previous year.
COVID-19 vaccination distribution is uneven, and
inequities exist. A dramatic expansion
in cold chain equipment is necessary to guarantee equitable distribution of
vaccines. Those living at the last mile
in countries will be at risk of not being able to access a COVID-19 vaccine
specifically due to cooling requirements. The Critical 9 are the countries with largest
number of people at high risk: India, China, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Nigeria, Mozambique, Sudan, and Brazil.
The single greatest contributor to global warming is the greenhouse gas, methane, resulting from animal agriculture for the meat and dairy based diet. In addition, the destruction of forests to create grazing for animals raised for food and dairy exacerbates global warming and the need for sustainable cooling. Transitioning to a plant-based diet is the single most effective way to solve global warming and need for cooling solutions.
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