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16.12.2021 News Fruitful exchanges: Technical workshops in Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal
ROCA is co-financed by the European Union (EU) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ with local partners. It was launched in 2021 and is short …
03.12.2021 News Trainers in Colombia successfully complete introductory course on CO2 refrigeration systems
From 29 November to 3 December 2021, the XVI National Meeting of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Instructors of SENA took place in Colombia. As part of the meeting, the Colombian Association of Air …
29.11.2021 News Iran: Natural foam blowing agents on the rise
On 23 November 2021, the online workshop "Development of foam activities and training update" was held in Iran. It was organized by GIZ Proklima and included nearly 50 participants from the National O …
15.11.2021 News Midea sets benchmark for more climate protection with first R290 model on the German-European market
Split air conditioners with a capacity of up to 5 kW are responsible for the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the refrigeration and air conditioning sector. While around 80 million …
29.10.2021 News Discussing Alternative Technologies to HCFC-22 in China
The international technology conference has been held for many years. Ever since it has played a crucial role in promoting environmentally friendly technologies throughout the implementation process o …
26.10.2021 News Capacity building in Zimbabwe for continuous control of ozone depleting substances
From 23 to 30 September 2021, seventy-eight (78) ZIMRA Customs Officers received an online training in controlling and monitoring ODS and HFC trade. Of these officers, forty-four (44) were female. The …
11.10.2021 News Pointing the blind spot – Alliance to tackle cooling end-of-life emissions in the making
Due to the increasing demand for refrigeration and air conditioning in developing countries, the stock of equipment, foams and products containing F-Gases (CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs) is rising rapidly. This a …
08.10.2021 News All good things come in threes: Third phase of Green Cooling Initiative started
What do an office worker in Thailand, a fisherman in Colombia and a doctor in Kenya have in common? What sounds like a riddle, has a serious background: They all depend on cooling - whether it be in t …
08.10.2021 News Proklima – Promoting Green Cooling since 1995
The demand for cooling has been increasing for decades. According to estimates, 10 new air conditioning units will be sold every second over the next 30 years [1] and around 10 percent of the world's …
30.09.2021 News Ozone Day 2021: Celebrating Green Cooling around the world
When scientists in the mid-1970s showed that stratospheric ozone was depleted and the so-called “ozone hole” was discovered, the world listened. A debate within the scientific community has been broug …