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Cool Roofs: Solar Radiation Management (SRM) Techniques to Combat Climate Change and Energy Crisis

Nov 21

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

SDPI Seminar Hall, 38, Embassy Road, G-6/3, Islamabad

Solar Radiation Management (SRM) is used to make
earth more reflective by diverting incoming solar radiation. This provides a
cooling affect to counteract the warming influence of increasing green house
gases. Cool roofs is one of the SRM technique that increase the reflectivity of
the build environment by painting the roofs, roads and pavements with bright
reflective white. This help’s reflect away the sweltering temperatures of urban
heat islands in summer, improving the air quality and comfort while subsequently
reducing the rising energy consumption. 

According to Steven Chu, US Energy Secretary, “Cool roofs
are one of the quickest and lowest cost ways we can reduce our global carbon
emissions and begin the hard work of slowing climate change”. Research in this
subject suggests that widespread installations of cool roofs and pavements can
reduce summer air temperatures in cities by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius (4 to 5
degrees Fahrenheit). In the Los Angeles
basin, reroofing and repaving with lighter colors, in combination with planting
shade trees, could reduce smog levels by about 10%. Cool roofs also reduce the
overall energy consumption of individual buildings by lowering the cooling
demand. If the building is not air-conditioned, cool roofs can make the building
considerably more comfortable.

This provides an opportunity to address the
challenges of climate change as well as severe energy crisis in Pakistan.
The session aims at starting discourse on SRM techniques, facilitating
stakeholders and to create knowledge within the specific socio economic context
in Pakistan.

ENTRY IS OPEN TO ALL

Chair: Shakeel Ahmad Ramay, Senior Research Associate, Climate Change Study Center, SDPI

  • Mr Abrar Malik, Assistant Chief (Buildings) National Energy
    Conservation Centre (ENERCON), Islamabad
  • Mr Tenveer Mehmud, Former National Programme Coordinator, Clean
    Development Mechanism (CDM)
  • Syed Amjad Hussain, Advisor, Climate Change and Clean Development
    Mechanism (CDM)
  • Ms Farzana Yasmin, Project Associate, Sustainable
    Development Policy Institute (SDPI)
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