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01.01.2022 News Climate-neutral by 2030: Germany only procures energy-efficient and climate-friendly cooling products and services
As of 1 January, there will be a larger focus on climate protection when awarding public contracts
16.12.2021 News Fruitful exchanges: Technical workshops in Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal
The ROCA project is looking back at an intense month: Kick-off workshops were held in Senegal, Burkina Faso and Mali with relevant stakeholders. They laid the basis for pilot projects, trainings and advisory activities to be implemented in the coming years.
03.12.2021 News Trainers in Colombia successfully complete introductory course on CO2 refrigeration systems
25 RAC trainers from the Colombian state’s job training institution SENA successfully participated in the technical training on the natural refrigeratn CO2. The event was organised by the Colombian NOU with the support of GIZ Proklima and UNDP.
29.11.2021 News Iran: Natural foam blowing agents on the rise
HFC-free technologies are increasingly being used as blowing agents for insulating foam. A group of experts discussed the topic at a workshop.
15.11.2021 News Midea sets benchmark for more climate protection with first R290 model on the German-European market
Increasing confidence among dealers and installers as well as high environmental awareness among consumers mean favourable conditions for the natural refrigerant propane in split air conditioning systems. Philipp Munzinger and Julia Schabel from GIZ Proklima provide insights into the latest European market developments.
29.10.2021 News Discussing Alternative Technologies to HCFC-22 in China
On 29 October, CHEAA (China Household Electrical Appliances Association) held its 18th annual conference in Hefei, Anhui province. An important part of the event was a conference on alternative technologies to HCFC-22 in the room air conditioner sector.
26.10.2021 News Capacity building in Zimbabwe for continuous control of ozone depleting substances
As the world celebrated the World Ozone Day in September 2021, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) showed its solidarity by strengthening its officers‘ capacity to control and monitor ozone depleting dubstances (ODS) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) trade in Zimbabwe.
11.10.2021 News Pointing the blind spot – Alliance to tackle cooling end-of-life emissions in the making
New technologies with natural, energy-efficient refrigerants are gaining ground: but as we move into the future, we must not forget the huge emissions stocks in our old appliances.
08.10.2021 News All good things come in threes: Third phase of Green Cooling Initiative started
The Green Cooling approach is to be scaled up through hubs in Thailand, Kenya and Colombia, as well as smaller sub-hubs in other countries
08.10.2021 News Proklima – Promoting Green Cooling since 1995
The GIZ project "Proklima" started a new phase in 2021. It will continue to promote natural refrigerants and energy efficiency following the "Green Cooling" approach, which at the same time protects the ozone layer and our climate.