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29.10.2024 News Closing Workshop Green Cooling Initiative III in Vietnam
The closing workshop for the "Green Cooling Initiative III” (GCI III) celebrated the project's achievements over the past three years and explored the future of the RAC sector in Vietnam. GCI III has collaborated with government bodies, experts, and partner organizations to drive down greenhouse gas emissions from cooling technologies.
24.10.2024 News Experiences by women technicians in the Indian RAC service sector
Highlighting role models and success stories can inspire and guide women in the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) service sector. These strategies foster an inclusive culture that promotes growth and innovation while improving service delivery. The HPMP II program trained 17,000 RAC technicians across India, and an impact assessment revealed valuable insights about women in the sector.
24.10.2024 News World Ozone Day in the Philippines
In celebration of the 37th commemoration of World Ozone Protection Day, GIZ Proklima conducted learning sessions for Environment Regulatory and Enforcement Personnel in Manila and Davao City. These sessions featured hands-on demonstrations by technicians and insights into destruction technology, emphasizing the importance of Refrigerant Recovery, Identification and End of Life Management.
10.10.2024 News World Ozone Day in Burkina Faso
On the occasion of the 37th commemoration of World Ozone Protection Day, the Ozone and Climate Friendly Cooling in West and Central Africa (ROCA) project officially handed over cooling materials and equipment to the Ouagadougou refrigerated abattoir on Friday, September 20, 2024.
08.10.2024 News World Ozone Day 2024: Advancing Climate Action
16 September, that's when the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is being celebrated. This year's topic - Montreal Protocol: Advancing Climate Action. To mark the occasion, we celebrated the successes achieved so far in efforts to protect the ozone layer with various activities around the world. Together with our partners, we took a look to the future and shared our perspectives within the framework of the Montreal Protocol.
08.10.2024 News Now available: Safety Standards for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning in the Philippines
In implementing the projects Cool Contributions fighting Climate Change (C4) and C4II, the Philippines has unique expertise when it comes to safety standards in refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps (RACHP). A new report is now available that presents the Philippines' experience in adopting international RACHP safety standards as national standards.
01.10.2024 News High GWP Refrigerants Face Soaring Prices as Natural Alternatives Offer Stability
Since March 11, 2024, the application of the EU F-gas regulation has set very ambitious targets in all sectors regarding the phase-out of HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons). As a result, prices of conventional refrigerants have increased steadily up to 1000% (see Figure 1) and higher from their initial prices of between 3 – 5 EUR/kg in 2014. In contrast, the prices of alternative refrigerants have remained stable since their levels in 2020, according to German environmental consulting firm Öko-Recherche.
25.09.2024 News Strengthening the Potential of Green Cooling in the Thai Public and Private Sectors
The Green Cooling Initiative III and the Thai Department of Skill Development have the same goal: to promote the transition to technologies that reduce environmental impact by improving the skills of refrigeration technicians.
10.09.2024 News Natural refrigerants starring on Kenyan TV
In the context of the World Ozone Day 2024 on 16 September, natural refrigerants were promoted in a talk show in the Kenyan broadcast station Citizen TV. On 11 September, 5:30-7:30pm (UTC) four panelists from various sectors discussed the importance of the transition to future friendly technology for the planet.
02.09.2024 News Ceremonial closing event of the GCI: Sustainable cooling in Honduras
The current phase of the GCI project is over, now it is time to celebrate the successes, to pass on the knowledge gained by the trainers and to promote more sustainable cooling in Honduras.