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Sustainable and climate-friendly phase-out of ODS (SPODS)

In 2017, representatives of the National Ozone Units from Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Grenada, Mexico, Paraguay and Venezuela came together to take on a common challenge: Avoiding the use of highly warming HFCs in their RAC sectors when phasing out ODS.

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Partner Countries

Their activities range from ODS/HFC destruction, refrigerant grade hydrocarbon production and trainings for technicians on the safe handling of natural refrigerants to technology pilots and the development of mitigation strategies.

Funding and objective

The project SPODS is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). SPODS has been assisting a number of Latin American and Caribbean countries with their transformation processes in fulfilling their obligations under the Montreal Protocol related to the ODS phase-out and their current HFC mitigation at the same time, in anticipation of the Kigali obligations. The objective is to help define the appropriate actions on how to reduce both the consumption of ODS and HFCs, to bring down energy demand and related GHG emissions. GIZ Proklima is implementing this programme in cooperation with UNDP and UNIDO and the National Ozone Units in the respective countries.

Gallery SPODS

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SPODS Cool Training in Costa Rica in 2019
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SPODS Study tour in Germany in 2018
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SPODS Technology Roadshow in 2019
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SPODS Cool Training in Costa Rica in 2019
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SPODS Study tour in Germany in 2018
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SPODS Cool Training in Costa Rica in 2019

Project highlights

"Always a two-way street" - Interview with Philip Owen

The European Union was one of the first movers regarding F-gas regulation and HCFC phase-out. As part of the SPODS project in Latin America and the Caribbean, we had the pleasure of interviewing Philip Owen of the European Commission.

How to successfully combine ODS phase-out and early actions on HFC?

During our virtual panel discussion in the framwork of the OEWG42, SPODS partners shared their experiences from various activities such as hydrocarbon refrigerant production, trainings for technicians on the safe handling of natural refrigerants and the development of mitigation strategies.

Technology Roadshow 2021

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In April 2021 our virtual Technology Roadshow took place. Companies from the RAC sector filmed Green Cooling technolgies and presented them to an interested audience. 

Colombia

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Mexico

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Costa Rica

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Paraguay

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Cuba

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Venezuela

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Grenada

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SPODS Flipbook

The flipbook provides an overview of the activities carried out in each SPODS country.

Latest News

Lessons learned and bright prospects: Green Cooling projects in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa

Event - OEWG & MOP , 14 July 2021, 7:00pm - 8:00pm UTC

This event will take place online. Register now and receive the access link via e-mail.

Join the virtual side-event at the 43rd Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (OEWG) and learn more about two projects co-financed by the EU. 

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Ozone and climate protection is not just a European challenge but a global challenge. However, the European Union is considered a pioneer in F-gas regulation. In order to pass on this early experience, the EU, together with BMZ, supports countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa in reaching their targets of ODS phase-out and early actions on HFCs.

The SPODS project (opens in a new window) in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as the ROCA project in Africa are about policy advice, strategy development, training, new cooling technologies and much more. While SPODS is ending after 3 years of successful cooperation, ROCA is just getting started.

Get insights in both projects and the European Green Cooling approach!

Agenda

Topic

Speaker

WelcomeGIZ Proklima
The European path to Green CoolingArno Kaschl, European Union
SPODS – lessons learned from a successful project in Latin-America and the Caribbean

Mónica Silva González, GIZ Proklima

Maria Carolina Vélez, GIZ Proklima

Bettina Schreck, UNIDO

Kasper Koefoed, UNDP

Susana Hernández Puente, UPM Mexico

Armando Lazaro, NOU Cuba

 

ROCA – bright prospects for Green Cooling in West and Central Africa

Nils Hansen, GIZ Proklima

Samuel Paré, NOU, Burkina Faso

Q&A

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ClosingBernhard Siegele, GIZ Proklima
Location

This event will take place online. Register now and receive the access link via e-mail.

Date / Duration
14 July 2021, 7:00pm - 8:00pm UTC

Time: 7:00-8:00 pm CEST/UTC+2 (German time) | 8:00-9:00 pm (Nairobi time) 

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About SPODS

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The project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Learn more about the SPODS project!

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