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14.10.2025 Noticias Building a Sustainable Future: Why trainings on natural refrigerants matter in the reefer industry on the example of Costa Rica and South Africa
The refrigeration industry is going green. Natural refrigerants like CO₂ and propane are replacing HFCs, cutting emissions while keeping the global cold chain running. Trainings in Durban and Puerto Limón are equipping technicians and educators to make this sustainable shift a reality.
13.10.2025 Noticias Indian RAC Instructors Complete Training of Trainers in Germany
Sixteen RAC skills trade trainers from twelve Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) across India have successfully completed a two-week Training of Trainers (ToT) programme in Maintal, Germany.
12.10.2025 Noticias Cool Training 2025: Advancing Know-How On Natural Refrigerants Worldwide
Fourteen RAC technicians from eleven countries participated at this year’s Cool Training in Maintal acquiring comprehensive knowledge and practical expertise in the operation and maintenance of cooling technologies using natural refrigerants. Participants represented a diverse range of countries, including South Africa, Seychelles, Mongolia, and Colombia.
16.09.2025 Noticias Kenya Celebrates World Ozone Day 2025 and its Cooperation with GIZ Proklima
Kenya’s commemoration of World Ozone Day 2025, held under the theme From Science to Global Action, recognized the importance of coordinated international efforts to protect the ozone layer and combat climate change. GIZ Kenya has been implementing the Montreal Protocol for almost 30 years with funding from Germany and France, positioning the country at the forefront of climate action by promoting climate- and environmentally friendly cooling solutions.
15.09.2025 Noticias Live Show on Green Cooling on Kenya's National Television
With the World Ozone Day 2025, a TV session on NTV Kenya highlighted Kenya's progress in protecting the ozone layer and advancing climate- and environmentally friendly cooling solutions. Through crucial partnerships with GIZ, Kenya has been at the forefront of spearheading sustainable cooling.
08.09.2025 Noticias Brazil: Natural Refrigerants Training Laboratory Inaugurated at Firjan-SENAI Benfica, Rio de Janeiro
On 19 August 2025, the training laboratory simulating a mini-supermarket with natural refrigerants CO₂ and R-290 was inaugurated at Firjan-SENAI Benfica, in Rio de Janeiro. The lab was established under the Brazilian HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP), coordinated by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA/NOU) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
02.09.2025 Noticias National and Regional Training of Trainers on Climate and Environmentally Friendly Energy Efficient Air Conditioning Conducted
Kenya’s efforts toward green cooling continues with the promotion of the use of highly energy efficient, climate and environmentally friendly refrigerants in room split air conditioning systems (R290). Under the GRACE Project, the first two Training of Trainers sessions took place in August, at The Nairobi National Polytechnic, bringing together around 30 RAC Trainers from various institutions in Kenya as well as participations of eight other African countries.
18.07.2025 Noticias OEWG47 Side Event: Females for Future
In this interactive side event, we explored the challenges that women face at different stages of their career path in the cooling sector. And how we can reduce these barriers. Participants brought in their own experiences and ideas. Furthermore, Souhir Al-Hammami (International Institute of Refrigeration) and Kerstin Kreß (GIZ Proklima) presented data and recommendations for action from latest reports.
02.07.2025 Noticias Brazil: Inauguration of the First Training Laboratory for the Safe and Efficient Use of Natural Refrigerants
In June, the first training laboratory in Brazil simulating a mini-supermarket with natural refrigerants CO₂ and R-290 was inaugurated at FAPRO-ETP Technical School, in Curitiba (PR), in the framework of the Brazilian HCFC Phase-out Management Programme (HPMP). The initiative marks an important step in the country’s transition towards sustainable refrigeration in the commercial sector.
02.07.2025 Noticias Kenya Validates National Inventory of ODS and HFC Banks
Nairobi, June 18, 2025 — The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, in collaboration with the GIZ- ODS banks project convened a national validation workshop for Kenya’s Inventory of Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS) and Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Banks. The workshop took place at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi, with participation from key stakeholders across government, industry, academia, importers and civil society