{"id":356484,"date":"2026-02-20T15:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T09:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=356484"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T09:43:13","slug":"beat-the-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/beat-the-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Beat the Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>News:<\/strong> During Mumbai Climate Week, the Maharashtra government announced that 30 Indian cities have joined the global Beat the Heat programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About Beat the Heat\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_356488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356488\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-356488\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cover_UrbanCooling.jpeg?resize=243%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cover_UrbanCooling.jpeg?resize=243%2C300&amp;ssl=1 243w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cover_UrbanCooling.jpeg?resize=831%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 831w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cover_UrbanCooling.jpeg?resize=768%2C947&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cover_UrbanCooling.jpeg?w=912&amp;ssl=1 912w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-356488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: UNenvironment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an initiative announced under COP30 Presidency (Brazil).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Led by:<\/strong> United Nations Environment Programme (Cool Coalition)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Aim:<\/strong> To translate global climate commitments into practical local actions to reduce extreme heat risks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Features:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The programme <strong>helps cities assess heat risks and identify areas<\/strong> that need cooling solutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <strong>promotes increasing green cover, using cool roofs, and adopting eco-friendly urban planning<\/strong> practices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<strong> supports the use of efficient and low-emission cooling technologies<\/strong> through public procurement policies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <strong>encourages long-term planning for heat resilience<\/strong> instead of only emergency responses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <strong>supports the Global Cooling Pledge,<\/strong> under which 72 countries are working to reduce cooling-related emissions by over 60% by 2050 while expanding access to sustainable cooling.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>India&#8217;s Participation:\u00a0 <\/strong>India has 44 cities participating in this international initiative, of which Maharashtra accounts for a major share\u2014nearly 70% of the total Indian cities involved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: During Mumbai Climate Week, the Maharashtra government announced that 30 Indian cities have joined the global Beat the Heat programme. About Beat the Heat\u00a0 It is an initiative announced under COP30 Presidency (Brazil). 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