C40 collaboration to help cities tackle extreme heat

This programme is part of a wider number of heat-related projects that C40 is implementing across cities to ensure that solutions for keeping residents safe from extreme heat are in line with the Paris Agreement goals, equally distributed and considering frontline communities.

“Cities and urban areas face additional risks and effects from extreme heat, and often residents feel the impacts most acutely within their own homes. By tackling both building and resilience policies together, this project will demonstrate cities’ climate leadership, providing cooling solutions in a sustainable, efficient and equitable way,” said Mark Watts, C40 executive director.

“By tackling both building and resilience policies together, this project will demonstrate cities’ climate leadership, providing cooling solutions in a sustainable, efficient and equitable way”

“As global temperatures rise, public-private partnerships are crucial,” said Hakan Yilmaz, Carrier senior vice president, chief technology and sustainability officer.

“Carrier is excited to collaborate with C40 to address the urgent need for effective cooling strategies. This programme is another step in the right direction as Carrier continues innovating to deliver sustainable technologies that will help ensure everyone can thrive in a changing climate.”