ICAP Flashcards
1
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India Cooling Action Plan
2
Q
What is its significance
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India has become first country in world to release draft of such plan towards sustainable cooling and thermal comfort of all in homes and buildings.
3
Q
Why need this draft
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By 2037-38 out needs for Air conditions and other cooling devices will increase 8 fold. And they contribute to 10% of global Co2 emission.
4
Q
How to mitigate it then
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ICAP first of its kind in the world has listed various interventions, including guidelines to all commercial buildings to maintain an internal temperature between 24-25°C on a voluntary basis and adopting various passive measures in buildings to reduce the cooling demand by 20-25%.
5
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Ministry
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Mo Envi
