Baku, 19 November 2024 – Following the landmark launch of the Global Cooling Pledge at COP28, ministers and leaders from over 30 countries, joined by partners from intergovernmental organizations and civil society, came together at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, to chart a bold path forward for sustainable cooling. The Ministerial Roundtable on Delivering the Global Cooling Pledge, organized by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)-led Cool Coalition and the United Arab Emirates COP28 Presidency, reaffirmed the commitment to collective action on one of climate change’s most tangible challenges: the rising demand for cooling.