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Green Cooling for a warming world

Cooling is a basic need – from refrigerated food and vaccines to better living conditions in hot climates. But Green Cooling is the only truly sustainable option to protect the climate and ensure the well-being of people at the same time.

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04.05.2022 , News : In­no­va­te4Cli­ma­te Work­shop: Rai­sing GHG miti­ga­ti­on am­bi­ti­on in the coo­ling sec­tor 

On May 26, 2022 at 12:10 pm (EDT)/  4:10 pm (GMT/UTC)  a virtual workshop will be held on: Raising greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation ambition in the cooling sector by aligning Montreal Protocol and…

  • 21.04.2022 , News : Cool Talk: “The trai­ning was very prac­tical and fruit­ful”

    Mr. Ardalan Asadi is a representative of Fajr Fereidooni company. He participated in a Train the Trainers workshop on hydrocarbon refrigerants at the Iran Technical and Vocational Training Organization ITC Karaj in July 2019. Two-and-a-half years later, we would like to know how the training has…

  • 29.03.2022 , News : Cool Trai­ning goes on­line!

    Do you want to expand or refresh your knowledge about the basic principles of refrigeration? Are you interested in the characteristics and advantages of natural refrigerants? Check out our new Cool Training online course. Available to anyone, at any time, from any place, free of charge. 

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21.09.2020 , News : Green Coo­ling for a bet­ter fu­ture

How to achieve a better and more sustainable future for everyone - and where cooling comes into play

In­ter­ac­tive: Coo­ling sub­sec­tors

What are the main sectors in which cooling is needed? What is the GHG-mitigation potential per sector?

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The Green Cooling network is united on one goal: the transformation of the cooling sector – for the benefit of people, the environment, and our shared future.

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Net­work mem­bers

DIGECA is an instance of the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
Member Umweltbundesamt
ACAIRE is a Colombian association of HVAC&R
The North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) is an action-oriented nonprofit dedicated to advancing natural refrigerants
Campaigning for HFC phase-out The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is an independent non-governmental campaigning organisation committed to bringing about change to protect the natural world from environmental crime and abuse.
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