Curriculum The Economics of Cooling
The Economics of Cooling
How a hotter India stays cool - the coming cooling boom, the India Cooling Action Plan, AC manufacturing, refrigerants and the Kigali deal, peak power demand, heat action plans, district cooling, cooling inequality, heat and learning, urban heat islands and the affordable cooling ladder.
- The Coming Cooling Boom Why demand for air conditioning in India is set to soar as incomes and temperatures rise, and what this means for electricity, emissions and wellbeing. 📄 Read-aloud
- The India Cooling Action Plan How India became one of the first countries to create a comprehensive cooling plan in 2019, and its goals for demand, efficiency and refrigerants. 📄 Read-aloud
- Making Air Conditioners in India How India's AC industry grew, why the government is encouraging local manufacturing of components, and what this means for jobs and imports. 📄 Read-aloud
- Refrigerants and the Kigali Amendment How refrigerants used in ACs and fridges harm the ozone layer or warm the climate, and how the Montreal Protocol and its Kigali Amendment phase them down. 📄 Read-aloud
- Cooling and Peak Electricity Demand How hot summers push India's electricity demand to record peaks, what strains this creates, and how the grid can cope. 📄 Read-aloud
- Heat Action Plans How Indian cities and states prepare for heatwaves with warnings, cooling centres and work schedule changes, and the evidence on whether these plans save lives. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Economics of Cooling: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on cooling demand, the Cooling Action Plan, AC manufacturing, refrigerants and peak demand. 5 questions
- District Cooling and Efficient Technologies How central cooling plants that serve many buildings can be more efficient than individual ACs, with examples like GIFT City, and other efficient cooling technologies. 📄 Read-aloud
- Who Gets to Stay Cool? How access to cooling divides rich and poor, why heat hits vulnerable groups hardest, and what affordable cooling for all would require. 📄 Read-aloud
- Heat and Learning What research shows about how hot days reduce students' learning and exam performance, and why school cooling can be a smart investment. 📄 Read-aloud
- Urban Heat Islands and Trees Why cities are hotter than surrounding areas, how concrete, traffic and lost greenery trap heat, and how trees, water bodies and design can cool cities. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Affordable Cooling Ladder How households move up from basic fans to coolers and ACs, the costs and efficiency of each, and why efficient fans can make a big difference. 📄 Read-aloud
- Keeping India Cool Sustainably How India can meet rising cooling needs without overwhelming the grid or the climate, and a recap of the module. 📄 Read-aloud