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01.04.2019 News Cool climate action in Colombia
The NAMA Support Project (NSP) for Colombian domestic refrigeration was officially launched. The NSP, implemented jointly by the Ozone Technical Unit (UTO), the Colombian Ministry of Environment and GIZ, aims to catalyse transformational change in the domestic refrigeration industry in Colombia.
01.04.2019 News Safe and energy-efficient use of Green Chillers demonstrated in Indonesia
In Indonesia, energy monitoring results prove that the locally produced R290 cooling systems achieve a more than 30% higher energy-efficiency compared to the replaced old systems.
01.04.2019 News Perspectives on the market uptake of R290 split ACs
The German trade journal for refrigeration and air conditioning “Kälte, Klima Aktuell” published in its last edition an interview (available in German) about the prospects of R290 split ACs in Europe and worldwide.
01.04.2019 News GIZ Proklima at the United for Efficiency Twinning workshop
During a two-day workshop on 21st & 22nd February 2019, UN Environment’s United for Efficiency (U4E) invited energy efficiency experts and National Ozone Officers from over 140 countries to discuss challenges and opportunities of improving the energy efficiency of cooling devices in the context of the Kigali Amendment.
01.04.2019 News Towards a XPS sector transformation in China - Study tour in Germany and Switzerland
In mid-December 2018, 5 experts from China participated in a study tour in Germany and Switzerland.
01.04.2019 News Strengthening cooperation with Iran & progress on curbing the use of counterfeit refrigerants
In January 2019, GIZ Proklima was invited to the Iranian Green Industry Ceremony in Tehran to hold a speech and to congratulate award winners for their environment friendly measures.
01.04.2019 News Linking the Kigali Amendment and the Paris Agreement
At a side event held during the African Carbon Forum and attended by over 70 participants, GIZ Proklima and Perspectives Climate Group raised awareness on the importance of the cooling sector for both implementation of the Paris Agreement (PA) under the United Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as well as the Kigali Amendment (KA) under the Montreal Protocol.
01.04.2019 News Qualification & Certification standards for the Kenyan RAC sector
On April 4th 2019, Kenya’s National Ozone Unit of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry together with GIZ’s Green Cooling Initiative kicked off a multi-stakeholder workshop to establish a Qualification, Certification & Registration (QCR) scheme for the RAC sector in Kenya.
01.04.2019 News Protecting the environment through end-of-life management of RAC appliances
GIZ Proklima and the Ozone Technical Unit (UTO) of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, carry out activities aimed at evaluating alternatives for the correct final management of the RAC equipment and the refrigerant substances they contain.
01.04.2019 News Latin America and the Caribbean: stronger, better, towards Green Cooling!
GIZ Proklima organized a "Technology Roadshow on Natural Refrigerants" and the "1st Regional Meeting of the Green Cooling Initiative Network" in San José, Costa Rica, from March 25-28, 2019.