Heating and cooling in a climate-neutral economy

As Europe accelerates its transition toward a climate-neutral economy, heating and cooling remain among the most underrepresented topics in mainstream energy policy discourse. Yet they account for a significant share of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

The IIR says Cooling Without Warming: Energy‑Efficient ACs and Heat Pumps will highlight the critical link between cooling technologies and Europe’s energy efficiency and decarbonisation goals.

There will be two presentations by experts in the field, including:

• Prof. Yunting Ge, Professor of Building Services Engineering and Director of the Centre for Civil and Building Services Engineering (CCiBSE) at London South Bank University (LSBU), UK
• Prof. Björn Palm, from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

The event will showcase the latest advances in heat pump and air conditioning technologies, with a focus on energy performance and climate impact.

Registrations are open here.

Then in May, the IEA will host its 15^th Heat Pump Conference, with the theme “Decarbonisation through innovation”.

The IEA says at a time when the urgency of climate change is becoming ever more apparent, it is crucial to develop and implement innovative approaches to decarbonise energy demand.

Over four days the conference will facilitate intensive exchange between research, industry and application. Around 380 scientific submissions have been received from international experts, ensuring the scientific and applied technical presentations deliver comprehensive insight into the current state of research. 

Key focus areas include:

• Decarbonisation of the heating and cooling sector
• Innovative heat pump applications for industry and commerce
• Smart grids, digitalisation and system integration
• Technologies for urban areas and existing buildings
• Policy, market mechanisms and regulatory framework
• Standards, certification and quality assurance.

A detailed program and session planner is available for attendees, along with the book of abstracts. More information is available here.

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