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Green Cooling Initiative

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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27.09.2023 , News : In­tro­du­cing high­ly en­er­gy ef­fi­ci­ent split R290 ACs in Gha­na

In August 2023, 15 highly efficient Green ACs with ultra-low refrigerant R290 were handed to EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)-Ghana. The equipment has low impact on the environment and high…

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NDC Help­desk

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Have a look at our NDC Helpdesk where you can find answers to your questions about the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) sector and its impact on climate change, as well as its implementation within the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to the Paris Agreement. 

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The GCI Network is an alliance of key players in the RAC sector and comprises government institutions, international organisations and the private sector, with the aim of promoting sustainable cooling technologies in order to protect the global climate. Stay up to date at all times: sign up and become a member.

Green Coo­ling Li­bra­ry

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How do your country's cooling emissions compare to others?

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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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Find our latest tweets about the RAC sector and our current activities here.

Net­work mem­bers

The North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) is an action-oriented nonprofit dedicated to advancing natural refrigerants
ACAIRE is a Colombian association of HVAC&R
DIGECA is an instance of the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
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.
The Climate Change Directorate is a department of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Kenya.
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