The world bank released a report named, “Climate Investment Opportunities in India’s Cooling Sector."
Market potential and investment opportunities in space cooling will be $1.5 trillion by 2040 in India.
The report suggests a sustainable roadmap for cooling that has the potential to reduce 300 million tons of carbon dioxide annually by 2040."
India is experiencing higher temperatures every year.
By 2030, over 160-200 million people across the country could be exposed to lethal heat waves annually.
Around 34 million people in India will face job losses due to heat stress related productivity decline."
World Bank said the current food loss due to heat during transportation is close to $13 billion annually.
The report proposes a road map to support New Delhi’s India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP), 2019, through new investments in three major sectors: building construction, cold chains and refrigerants.