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29.11.2021 News Iran: Natural foam blowing agents on the rise
On 23 November 2021, the online workshop "Development of foam activities and training update" was held in Iran. It was organized by GIZ Proklima and included nearly 50 participants from the National O …
15.11.2021 News Midea sets benchmark for more climate protection with first R290 model on the German-European market
Split air conditioners with a capacity of up to 5 kW are responsible for the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the refrigeration and air conditioning sector. While around 80 million …
29.10.2021 News Discussing Alternative Technologies to HCFC-22 in China
The international technology conference has been held for many years. Ever since it has played a crucial role in promoting environmentally friendly technologies throughout the implementation process o …
11.10.2021 News Pointing the blind spot – Alliance to tackle cooling end-of-life emissions in the making
Due to the increasing demand for refrigeration and air conditioning in developing countries, the stock of equipment, foams and products containing F-Gases (CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs) is rising rapidly. This a …
08.10.2021 News All good things come in threes: Third phase of Green Cooling Initiative started
What do an office worker in Thailand, a fisherman in Colombia and a doctor in Kenya have in common? What sounds like a riddle, has a serious background: They all depend on cooling - whether it be in t …
08.10.2021 News Proklima – Promoting Green Cooling since 1995
The demand for cooling has been increasing for decades. According to estimates, 10 new air conditioning units will be sold every second over the next 30 years [1] and around 10 percent of the world's …
30.09.2021 News Ozone Day 2021: Celebrating Green Cooling around the world
When scientists in the mid-1970s showed that stratospheric ozone was depleted and the so-called “ozone hole” was discovered, the world listened. A debate within the scientific community has been broug …
16.09.2021 News Official launch of the ROCA project in Burkina Faso on World Ozone Day
In Burkina Faso, World Ozone Day was celebrated with good news: The GIZ project " Refroidissement respectueux de l'Ozone et du Climat en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre (ROCA) " (corresponding English …
16.09.2021 News China: Two celebrations in one on World Ozone Day 2021
Zhao Yingmin stressed that the implementation of the Kigali Amendment will play an important role in addressing climate change. Since the Kigali Amendment became effective in China from 15 September 2 …
16.09.2021 News Western Cape celebrates World Ozone Day with a technical workshop
The Western Cape Government (WCG), together with the Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection, the Bavarian Environment Agency and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für International …