Join us on a virtual journey around the world visiting F-gas-free cooling solutions!
Side Event at the 48th meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (OEWG48).
Numerous appliances with natural refrigerants are already running today, demonstrating their efficiency and awaiting upscaling. F-gas-free solutions are available for almost all applications, from small household refrigerators to large chillers. We will look at examples from different world regions: (1) large-scale cooling with CO2, Asia, (2) off-grid solar cold rooms with R290, Africa, (3) textiles with evaporative cooling, Europe. The latter approaches cooling differently: the cooling textiles do not use electricity, and they cool our bodies instead of the air. An easy solution for outdoor workers, athletes, and other special situations.
With the Kigali Amendment celebrating its tenth anniversary, it’s time to accelerate its implementation. The HFC phase-down can avoid a 0.5°C additional rise in temperature, thereby preventing extreme weather events and saving lives. Let’s walk the talk – the solutions are already here.