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01.04.2018 News New project promotes sustainable and climate-friendly phase out of Ozone Depleting Substances (SPODS)
SPODS – a new the project, co-financed by the European Commission and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) – has been launched earlier this year in Paris. The project aims at assisting selected Latin American and Caribbean countries with their political transformation processes in fulfilling their obligation under the Montreal Protocol related to HFC mitigation.
01.04.2018 News Advancing technicians’ skills on Green Cooling in the Philippines
On 12th of February 2018, GIZ Proklima’s C4 project entered cooperation with Philippine’s Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on training program on proper installation and servicing of energy-efficient hydrocarbon (R-290) split-type air conditioners.
01.04.2018 News Midea Air Conditioner receives German Ecolabel Blue Angel
On February 14, 2018, Midea – one of Chinese world’s leading technologies group in the RAC sector - received the German Blue Angel ecolabel for its new, environmentally friendly air conditioning system. The label was awarded to Midea during the Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE) trade fair in Milan, Italy.
01.04.2018 News Vietnam: Preliminary inventory results presented and discussed
On the road to green cooling, Vietnam’s Department of Climate Change (DCC) in cooperation with GIZ Proklima presents its preliminary GHG inventory results for the RAC sector. The workshop took place mid of March 2018 in Hanoi and was attended by over 40 participants.
01.04.2018 News Cool Contributions fighting Climate Change (C4) reaches Cuba!
In early March 2018, the National Ozone Unit of Cuba (OTOZ) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH held a kickoff workshop in Havana to initiate the project C4. It will support Cuba in formulating mitigation strategies in the cooling sector and thereby advancing its NDCs.
01.01.2018 News Inventory of refrigerants in Tunisia for the year 2015 (FR)
Dans le cadre du projet "Gestion et destruction des substances appauvrissant la couche d'ozone en stock (SACO)", une analyse détaillée des conditions a été réalisée et un inventaire des réfrigérants a été établi pour 2015.
01.12.2017 News Green chillers start operations in University and polytechnic schools in Indonesia
On behalf of Germany's BMUB, the Green Chillers NAMA project provides technical advice on climate friendly and energy-efficient cooling systems and cold supply in Indonesian Industry and Commerce.
01.12.2017 News Kickoff workshop: Promoting climate-friendly cooling technologies on the Seychelles
In early November, the GCI in cooperation with the Seychelles Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change held a kickoff workshop in Victoria to initiate a RAC sector transformation towards green cooling technologies.
01.12.2017 News New short movie on climate impact of old devices with ODS
Old equipment containing ozone-depleting substances is a major challenge for many developing countries. An environmentally sound recycling or final destruction of ODS usually does not take place. Against this background, GIZ Proklima has produced a short film to raise awareness for this complex problem and to illustrate the alarming climate impact of old devices containing ODS.
01.12.2017 News Workshop on the disposal of ODS at the World Resources Forum (WRF)
In October, GIZ Proklima participated at the World Resource Forum (WRF) in Geneva: The WRF serves as a platform fostering knowledge exchange on resources management amongst private, public and civil sector. Amongst 60 submissions, the recently published "Manual Dismantling of Refrigerators and Air Conditioners" within the project was selected to be presented during the scientific sessions of the WRF.