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24.07.2024 News Ecolabels for Refrigerators and Freezers in the Philippines
Cool Contributions fighting Climate Change II (C4II) implemented by GIZ on behalf of the International Climate Initiative of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV-IKI) provided a grant agreement to the Philippine Center for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development, Inc. (PCEPSDI) to update ecolabel criteria for refrigerators and freezers and establish a new ecolabel criterion for room air conditioners.
24.07.2024 News A Peak into the World of F-gas End of Life and Destruction as NDC Contribution
24.07.2024 News How to: Negotiation Skills Training in Thailand
To actively participate in international negotiations, specific techniques and skills are needed. GIZ organized a skills training in Thailand to prepare the participants for future negotiations.
24.07.2024 News Cool Training in Thailand
18 air conditioner and refrigeration (RAC) technicians had the chance to participate in a Cool Training in Thailand. They learnt how to handle the natural refrigerant R290.
24.07.2024 News Side Events at OEWG46 - Accelerating the transition to future friendly cooling
To break the vicious circle of rising temperatures, growing demand for cooling and constantly increasing greenhouse gas emissions from cooling, we need to switch to Green Cooling. Our first side event at the OEWG46 in Montreal provided insights into the interactions between suitable regulatory frameworks and market trends that are accelerating future friendly ACs and heat pumps usage in China and Europe. The second side event put spotlight on a sustainable refrigerant management to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as ozone-depleting substances from end-of-life cooling equipment.
10.07.2024 News GCI Scholarship to support girls and young women attending RAC courses
The future is bright for Debora Jelangat from Kericho County and Celestine Chelagat. They are currently taking a one year certificate course in refrigeration and Air conditions at the Eldoret technical training Institute (ETTI) sponsored by GIZ Green Cooling Initiative III to pursue their dreams of becoming RAC technicians. The scholarship plays a pivotal role in lifting a significant burden, enabling children to focus on their studies rather than being preoccupied with the financial challenges they face at home.
03.07.2024 News CO2-training for 8 trainers organized in Germany by GIZ Proklima and Carrier
Within one week of CO2-Training at the "CO2OLacademy", eight refrigeration technicians and policy makers from the cooling sector learnt how to handle this natural refrigerant.
25.06.2024 News Brazil will start the implementation of Stage 3 of the HPMP
The third Stage of the Brazilian Hydrochlorofluorocarbons Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP) was approved during the 94th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, which took place between May 27th and May 30th. The country will count with US$ 36,5 million to implement the third and last phase of the program that aims to achieve the elimination of 100% of HCFC consumption by 2030.
06.06.2024 News Bangladesh kicks off activities to promote Green Cooling
The Green Cooling Initiative (GCI) III successfully commenced its activities in Bangladesh with a workshop on “Transition towards a Greener Cooling Approach” in Dhaka on 09 May 2024. The workshop was hosted jointly by the Department of Environment (DoE) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) attended the event as Chief Guest.
05.06.2024 News Botswana and Namibia get ready for the International Carbon Markets
As part of the Cooling program for southern Africa (CooPSA) trainings and workshops were organised to prepare Botswana and Namibia to join the international carbon market. The organisation took place in cooperation with representatives of the different ministries and departments of the two governments.