The investment thesis behind Clean Cooling Capital

Cooling is one of the most essential systems on the planet — and one of the most damaging.

As one of the world’s biggest power drains, cooling could burn through 20% of the carbon budget if left unchecked. Despite its scale, innovation and capital have lagged.

At Clean Cooling Capital, we believe cooling is the highest-leverage, least-addressed opportunity in climate tech today.

We’re here to back the people and technologies accelerating the shift to sustainable cooling with focus, conviction, and measurable outcomes.

The investment thesis behind Clean Cooling Capital

Cooling is one of the most essential systems on the planet — and one of the most damaging.

Cooling is one of the world’s biggest power drains and could burn through 20% of the carbon budget if left unchecked. Despite its scale, innovation and capital have lagged.

At Clean Cooling Capital, we believe cooling is the highest-leverage, least-addressed opportunity in climate tech today.
We’re here to back the people and technologies accelerating the shift to sustainable cooling with focus, conviction, and measurable outcomes.

Cooling is a climate priority hiding in plain sight

As temperatures rise and economies grow, global demand for cooling is expected to triple by 2050.

But the systems in place, from air conditioning to refrigeration to cold chains, rely on polluting refrigerants, fragmented infrastructure, and inefficient hardware.

Most climate funds overlook this sector because it’s complex:

 

    • Cooling is technically fragmented

 

    • Bound by regulation, legacy infrastructure, and opaque supply chains

 

    • Difficult to decarbonise without systems-level change

 

 

But this is exactly why we’re here.

According to the IEA, cooling demand is set to triple by 2050— driving one of the largest increases in energy use and emissions if left unchecked.
Our Investment Thesis

We invest exclusively in solutions that decarbonise the global cooling value chain, from natural refrigerants to solid-state breakthroughs, energy efficiency, and smart controls.

We target innovations that:

  • Scale natural refrigerants — CO₂, ammonia, hydrocarbons replacing harmful synthetic refrigerants.
  • Advance solid-state cooling — thermoelectric, magnetocaloric, and electrocaloric systems eliminating refrigerants entirely.
  • Drive efficiency — energy-efficient technologies that cut power use across HVAC and cooling infrastructure.
  • Enable smart controls & monitoring — advanced systems, sensors, and software to optimise performance at scale.

We focus on technologies that reduce emissions materially, measurably, and verifiably.

This isn’t a broad cleantech fund with a cooling category.

We’re a cooling fund built for the realities, constraints, and opportunities of this sector.

A Discipline-First Approach to Climate Impact

We define success through real-world outcomes.

Every investment we make is screened and supported with a disciplined climate lens:

    • Direct emissions impact across sectors including buildings, transport, food security, and especially data centres, where cooling accounts for 40% of energy use

 

    • Lifecycle efficiency beyond point solutions

 

    • Alignment with SFDR Article 9 principles and high-confidence carbon accounting

 

We avoid green labels and generalised ESG metrics.
Our aim is to back innovations that shift cooling from a climate liability to a climate asset.

Why Focus Matters

Climate investing is entering a new phase, one where depth, not breadth, defines leadership.


Clean Cooling Capital is purpose-built to meet that moment.


We’re not generalists making a bet. We’re specialists building a platform for systemic change in one of the most emissions-heavy sectors on Earth.

We bring domain knowledge, technical fluency, and sector commitment. That means:

  • Faster due diligence

  • Deeper post-investment support

  • Alignment across founders, LPs, and policy ecosystems
A Shared Opportunity

If you’re building the future of cooling, or investing in the future of the climate, we’d love to talk.

For Founders

We’re here to help you build,  with real sector knowledge, aligned capital, and an active, focused team.

Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities. Investments referenced herein are subject to risk, and past performance is not indicative of future results.