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25.08.2026 News Cape Town secures a sustainable future for refrigerated maritime containers 

GIZ has handed over a new CO₂ training reefer to West Coast TVET College in Atlantis, Cape Town, marking an important step towards strengthening local expertise in sustainable refrigeration. The new training facility will enable students, technicians and community members to gain practical skills in CO₂-based refrigeration technologies and support South Africa’s transition towards climate-friendly natural refrigerants.

13.08.2026 News Revision of Energy Performance for Non-ducted Air Conditioners

The Vietnam National Standards and Quality Institute (VSQI), in collaboration with GIZ Proklima, organized a Consultation Meeting on national standard revision of TCVN 7830 – Energy Performance of Non-ducted Air Conditioners. Held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in June, the meeting brought together representatives from government agencies, research institutes, universities, businesses, testing and certification organizations as well as other stakeholders in the air conditioning sector.

15.07.2026 News Advancing Climate-Friendly Cooling in Grenada and the Caribbean

Grenada has taken another important step towards a more sustainable and climate-resilient future. Through the Green Room Air Conditioning (GRACE) project, eighty (80) climate-friendly split air conditioning units running with propane (R290) have been officially handed over to the Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment & Renewable Energy.

07.07.2026 News A Green Reefer at Hamburg Sustainability Conference: A Prototype making Progress

After months of planning, testing, and development, together with our technical partners at Thermo King Global Marine, our R290 reefer prototype was on display at Hamburg's Rathausmarkt as part of Hamburg Sustainability Week.

01.07.2026 News A policymaker at the workbench: Hands on with natural refrigerants

I went to Germany to attend Cool Training for policymakers and ended up brazing my first copper joint. That week taught me that Bangladesh’s move to climate-friendly propane will be decided at the workbench as much as in the policy room.
(Testimonial by Faisal Khan, advisor at GIZ Proklima in Bangladesh)

25.06.2026 News Botswana: Ready for Carbon Market under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

A green cooling project has been validated to participate in carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. This enables Botswana to unlock climate finance for emission reductions.

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).