Radiative cooling is a technology that dissipates excessive heat without energy input and could address critical sustainability issues. However, the lack of transparency and standardization for reporting of radiative cooling performance risks misgauging the true merits of reported breakthroughs. This Comment discusses the common pitfalls in performance measurement and recommends the best practices for future endeavour in favour of practical applications.
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This work was partially supported by a baseline from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (BAS/1/1415-01) and the Circular Carbon Initiative (REI/1/5218-01). X.Y. acknowledges the support from the XPLORE PRIZE and The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.
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Zhou, L., Yin, X. & Gan, Q. Best practices for radiative cooling. Nat Sustain 6, 1030–1032 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01170-0
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