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10.06.2026 News 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 News 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 News 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? 

08.05.2026 News Site visit of Bosch AC manufacturing facility in the Philippines

For strengthening cooperation and ensuring accurate environmental reporting, the Philippine Environmental Management Bureau’s Ozone Desk (EMB‑POD) and GIZ visited Bosch’s air conditioning factory in April. The visit concluded with a facility tour showcasing key equipment. The Bosch facility has an air enthalpy psychrometric test chamber to ensure compliance with minimum energy performance standards (MEPS).

30.03.2026 News The Greener Reefers White Paper Now Available in Spanish: A Key Step to Accelerate Sector Transition

We are pleased to announce that the white paper “Accelerating the transition to climate and environmentally friendly refrigerated maritime containers” is now available in Spanish

26.03.2026 News 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 News 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 News 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 News 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 News 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.