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10.06.2026 Noticias Highlights | Green Cooling Summit 2026: Too green to scale? Why is R290 Still Struggling in Room Air Conditioning and How to Make it the Standard?

1.200 registrations from 140 countries, 21 speakers, 2 days, 1 goal: Accelerate the global transition towards sustainable cooling and heating in buildings! Find the highlights and key take aways of this year's Green Cooling Summit in this video. For more detailed insights – recordings and presentations – click on the recap articles..

29.05.2026 Noticias Recap Day 2 | Green Cooling Summit 2026: Too green to scale? Why is R290 still struggling in room Air Conditioning and how to make it the standard?

Find here all recordings and presentations from the 2nd day of the Green Cooling Summit: Too green to scale? Why is R290 still struggling in room Air Conditioning and how to make it the standard?

29.05.2026 Noticias Recap Day 1 | Green Cooling Summit 2026: Too green to scale? Why is R290 still struggling in room Air Conditioning and how to make it the standard?

Find here all recordings and presentations from the 1st day of the Green Cooling Summit 2026 – Too green to scale? Why is R290 still struggling in room Air Conditioning and how to make it the standard?

30.03.2026 Noticias El informe de Contenedores Refrigerados Verdes ya disponible en español: un paso clave para acelerar la transición del sector

Nos complace anunciar que el informe “Acelerando la transición hacia contenedores refrigerados respetuosos con el clima y el ambiente” ya está disponible en español.

26.03.2026 Noticias Companies announce new f-gas free ACs at China’s Appliance and Consumer Expo

At AWE 2026 in Shanghai, the spotlight turned to the future of green cooling as industry leaders gathered to accelerate the transition toward fluorine-free air conditioning. A high-level panel featuring GIZ Proklima highlighted international cooperation and technological innovation as key drivers of this transformation.

11.03.2026 Noticias Cool Talks: “Brazil is a reference point in the region”

Alejandro Ramiréz is Senior Programme Management Officer at the Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, which plays a key role in coordinating financial and technical support to developing countries such as Brazil (Article 5) for the phase-out of substances that deplete the Ozone Layer and impact Climate Change. In this Cool Talk, he talks about his first official visit to Brazil and what has changed in the last 15 years.

05.03.2026 Noticias PFAS Costs are Soaring – Why Refrigerants Must Avoid “Forever Chemicals”

A study by the European Commission quantifies the massive health and economic burdens of PFAS – so-called ‘forever chemicals’. It projects substantial environment and health related costs reaching up to €440 billion by 2050 under business as usual.

19.02.2026 Noticias From Policy to Practice: Operationalising MEPS for Air Conditioners in Eswatini

A three-day workshop mapped the full chain for minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) — product registration, data, border checks, inspections, penalties — building clear roles, timelines, and real-world readiness. The workshop focused specifically on Eswatini’s national context and institutional set-up, using air conditioners as a concrete example.

18.02.2026 Noticias Ensuring Safety Alongside Innovation: Greener Reefers' Terminal Hazard Identification in Durban

The safe integration of climate-friendly refrigeration technologies into busy port environments requires more than technical innovation—it demands a deep understanding of operational realities and potential risks. Within the Greener Reefers project, a Terminal Hazard Identification (HAZID) Workshop with Transnet in Durban provided a dedicated forum to examine exactly that.

13.02.2026 Noticias Study Tour on AC Energy Efficiency Performance Testing in KHVAC Testing Institute

The Accelerating Air Conditioning Transformation through Enhanced Energy Performance Standards or ACT MEPS project in the Philippines implemented by GIZ on behalf of the Clean Cooling Collaborative fund of the Climateworks Foundation organized a study tour and peer exchange on the national adoption process for ISO 5151 and ISO 16358-1 for testing and performance measurement of air conditioner energy efficiency with the Korea Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (KHVAC) Testing Institute in Ansan-si and Hwaseong, South Korea.