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11.12.2024 News Celebrating Green Cooling Initiative III: Sustainable Cooling in Thailand
The Green Cooling Initiative (GCI) III has successfully advanced Thailand’s shift toward sustainable cooling technologies, marking a significant milestone in the country’s environmental efforts. As GCI III's actitivities in Thailand end, its impact continues to shape the future of green cooling, supporting Thailand's path to a sustainable future.
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.
28.05.2024 News Making Use of Natural Refrigerants to Phase Down of Climate-Damaging Refrigerants (HFCS) in Vietnam
In September 2019, Vietnam ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, committing to phasing down HFCs by 80% by 2045, starting in 2024. To support Vietnam in this transition of promoting the use of natural refrigerants and energy efficiency, the Green Cooling Initiative (GCI) III project has implemented different interventions centered around three main areas: policy advise, technology transfer and capacity building. GCI III is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) under the International Climate Initiative (IKI).
06.05.2024 News From Zero Interest to Net Zero: Retail Banking for Energy Efficiency, Philippines
A training workshop in the Philippines offered the opportunity to find solustions to create more incentives for consumers to invest in energy efficient and climate-friendly appliances. Like this the cooling sector in the country should be able to fulfil its crimate targets.
12.10.2022 News Ad-hoc Working Group Meetings of CooPSA in Eswatini, Botswana, Namibia
In September 2022 representatives of climate change, ozone and energy departments of national ministries of Eswatini, Botswana and Namibia, as well as national standard representatives and academia, met to discuss for the first time with GIZ and GFA Consulting Group the status quo and way forward of the Cooling Program for Southern Africa (CooPSA).
13.06.2022 News Kenya and Ghana take a step towards improving training in the area of HC cooling technology
GIZ Proklima together with local authorities in Ghana and Kenya provided a total of 8 institutions with equipment and tools in April. This ensures effective training of RAC staff and informal technicians.
30.05.2022 News Registration Open: Webinar on Photovoltaic-powered Air Conditioning in Buildings
On 9 June 2022 at 10:30 am (CET) GIZ Proklima will host a one-hour webinar on Photovoltaic-powered Air Conditioning in Buildings: Market trends and economic analysis.
16.05.2022 News EGAT joins hands with GIZ to promote green cooling technology to achieve carbon neutrality
On May 12, 2022, GIZ and The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) met to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which promotes the use of natural refrigerants.
04.05.2022 News Innovate4Climate Workshop: Raising GHG mitigation ambition in the cooling sector
On May 26, 2022 at 12:10 pm (EDT)/ 4:10 pm (GMT/UTC) a virtual workshop will be held on: Raising greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation ambition in the cooling sector by aligning Montreal Protocol and Paris Agreement agenda. The workshop forms part of the agenda of the annual Innovate4Climate (I4C) conference.
18.06.2021 News Looking back in Thailand – The RAC NAMA project comes to an end
It defined safety standards, established an MRV system, facilitated technology transfer, and set up financial incentive schemes – the list of achievements of the RAC NAMA project is long. An assessment.