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Green Coo­ling In­itia­ti­ve

The Green Cooling Initiative contributes to raising international awareness of the significant mitigation potential associated with environmentally- and climate-friendly cooling technologies. It focuses on cooperation with partner countries across the world to support their efforts in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from cooling equipment and employing the Green Cooling concept. Among others, there are three "frontrunner partners": Thailand, Vietnam, Kenya, Uganda, Colombia, Honduras.

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Partner Countries

The Green Cooling Initiative aims to integrate and promote the RAC sector within global climate and ozone discussions, namely UNFCCC and Montreal Protocol. It recognises that exchange between technology suppliers and users, as well as between the industry, public institutions and civil society is important for the promotion of said technologies. One of the main goals is therefore to create global and regional networks with representatives from different sectors (see Network).

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Targeted policy advice based on Cooling Strategies will support partner countries in the implementation of cooling technology standards and measures, whilst capacity building will allow them to sustainably manage their technology transformations. Voluntary private sector contributions will increase transformational readiness and will generate public-private partnerships. Proposals to financing institutions can provide replicable funding models and instruments to facilitate access to Green Cooling technology.

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Cold chains for vaccines in Kenya
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Cold chains for vaccines in Kenya
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Transport of vaccines in Kenya
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Cold chains for vaccines in Kenya
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Cold chains for vaccines in Kenya
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Cold chains for vaccines in Kenya

The phase-out and phase-down of F-gases and the increase in energy efficiency in the RAC sector make it easier to achieve ambitious NDCs, which were defined by UNFCCC COP21 as the basis for global GHG emission savings. So far, Ghana is one of the few African countries that has integrated F-gases into its NDC to a limited extent. GCI advised Ghana on this by drawing up a GHG inventory of the RAC sector, on the basis of which a Cooling Strategy for emission reduction measures was drafted.

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Green Coo­ling Sum­mit 2022 | Re­cap Day 2

05.10.2022 , News :

Find all recordings and presentations from the 2nd day of the Green Cooling Summit. Please note that presentations are available for download at the end of the page.

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The Green Cooling Summit is jointly organised by the German Environment Agency (UBA) and GIZ Proklima on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The virtual conference addresses how the transition to natural refrigerants and energy efficiency in the supermarket refrigeration sector can be completed globally from the perspective of policy, technology, planning and operation.

Day 1

Opening & Keyno­te 

Keeping it cool, keeping it natural

Two days of inspiring keynote speeches, lively discussions and insightful inputs on Green Cooling in supermarkets!

The refrigeration expert Joachim Schadt and Julika Schmitz opened day 2.

This was followed by our keynote speaker, Bernd Kaltenbrunner (KWN Engineering, Austria), who gave an overview of the life cycle of equipment in supermarkets. What are the energy efficiency trends to consider during operation? How can natural refrigerators be included in planning and procurement? These are just some of the questions that were addressed.
 

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GCS 2022 | Opening | Day 2

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GCS 2022 | Keynote | Day 2

Ses­si­on 3

Planning and Procurement

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GCS 2022 | Session 3 | Day 2

What needs to be considered during planning and procurement to promote Green Cooling in supermarkets? This is the key question addressed in session 3. Our speakers share experiences from the perspective of supermarket operators and technology providers.

  •  00:43 - 18:49:  Input by Olaf Schulze (Metro AG, Global)

  • 19:03 - 37:03: Input by Wynand Groenewald (Future Green Now, South Africa)

  •  37:27 - 55:45: Input by Joachim Schadt (Secon, Germany)

  •  55:47 - End: Q&A

Ses­si­on 4

Operation and Maintenance

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GCS 2022 | Session 4 | Day 2

What needs to be considered in operations and maintenance to promote Green Cooling in supermarkets? In session 4, we welcomed our speakers to exchange their experiences around these topics from the Philippines, Jordan, and Switzerland. 

  • 09:29 - 23:00: Input by Manuel Azucena (Cold Chain Innovation Hub, Philippines)

  • 23:37 - 39:35:  Input by Firas Abdin (Abdin Industrial, Jordan) 

  •  39:52 - 55:20: Input by MartinMeister (COOP, Switzerland) 

  • 55:22 - End: Q&A

Pa­nel Dis­cus­sion and Clo­sing

Lessons learned and way forward for Green Cooling in supermarkets

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GCS 2022 | Roundtable & Closing | Day 2

We concluded the Green Cooling Summit 2022 by inviting five inspiring speakers to a round table. What are lessons learned? What are trends in China, India, South Africa, globally? What is the way forward?

Panelists

  • Shikha Bhasin (CEEW, India)
  • Wynand Groenewald (Future Green Now, South Africa)
  • Marc Chasserot (Atmosphere)
  • Collin Bootsveld (Colruypt Group, Germany)
  • Enyuan Gao (Chinese Association of Refrigeration, China)

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