Scheduled to take place from 8 to 10 April 2026 at UNIDO Headquarters and Hofburg Palace in Vienna and expected to gather more than 200 participants from around 100 countries, the Sustainable Cooling Forum will serve as a platform for rising to the global cooling challenge by accelerating the emergence, deployment, and large-scale adoption of sustainable cooling solutions. The Forum will support UNIDO Member States in meeting their commitments under the Montreal Protocol and its Kigali Amendment while addressing broader cooling demand through inclusive and sustainable industrial development.
Sessions will examine technology innovation, policy and regulatory frameworks, financing and business models, stakeholder roles, and demand management as enablers of sustainable cooling. Building on UNIDO's experience in supporting countries under the Montreal Protocol, the Forum aims to strengthen understanding of systems-based approaches to cooling and generate actionable recommendations. On 9 April, the Forum will converge with the International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum and International Hydrogen Conference at Hofburg Palace as part of UNIDO's sixtieth anniversary celebration.
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