{"id":126472,"date":"2026-09-27T11:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T06:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=126472"},"modified":"2026-09-27T14:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T09:11:37","slug":"cool-leaders-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cool-leaders-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Leaders Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Cool Leaders Award Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, inaugural Cool Leaders Award was announced at the Global Cooling Pledge Assembly 2026 held in Singapore.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Cool Leaders Award<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a global recognition initiative <\/span><b>launched by the UNEP Cool Coalition.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It recognizes <\/span><b>outstanding leadership<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>advancing sustainable cooling<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and protecting people from extreme heat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>first Cool Leaders are<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Singapore:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For leadership in passive cooling and heat resilience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>United Arab Emirates:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For leadership in district cooling and advancing cooling in global climate and development policy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Dong Mingzhu:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Chairwoman of <\/span><b>Gree Electric Appliances,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for spearheading the development of ultra-efficient, low-carbon cooling technologies, including the Zero Carbon Source air-conditioning system.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is the UNEP Cool Coalition?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a global platform driving <\/span><b>system-level change on sustainable cooling.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>launched in 2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a <\/span><b>flagship initiative of the UN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Secretary-General\u2019s Climate Action Summit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It brings <\/span><b>together over 250 actors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014including governments, businesses, cities, and financial institutions\u2014to deliver efficient, climate-friendly cooling solutions aligned with <\/span><b>the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/paris-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paris Agreement<\/a>, the Kigali Amendment, and the 2030 Agenda.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/news-and-stories\/press-release\/cool-leaders-roadmap-and-nature-cooling-global-cooling-pledge-acts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UNEP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cool Leaders Award, launched by UNEP Cool Coalition, honours global leadership in sustainable cooling and protecting people from extreme heat. 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