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03.07.2024 News CO2-training for 8 trainers organized in Germany by GIZ Proklima and Carrier
Within one week of CO2-Training at the "CO2OLacademy", eight refrigeration technicians and policy makers from the cooling sector learnt how to handle this natural refrigerant.
25.06.2024 News Brazil will start the implementation of Stage 3 of the HPMP
The third Stage of the Brazilian Hydrochlorofluorocarbons Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP) was approved during the 94th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, which took place between May 27th and May 30th. The country will count with US$ 36,5 million to implement the third and last phase of the program that aims to achieve the elimination of 100% of HCFC consumption by 2030.
06.06.2024 News Bangladesh kicks off activities to promote Green Cooling
The Green Cooling Initiative (GCI) III successfully commenced its activities in Bangladesh with a workshop on “Transition towards a Greener Cooling Approach” in Dhaka on 09 May 2024. The workshop was hosted jointly by the Department of Environment (DoE) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) attended the event as Chief Guest.
05.06.2024 News Botswana and Namibia get ready for the International Carbon Markets
As part of the Cooling program for southern Africa (CooPSA) trainings and workshops were organised to prepare Botswana and Namibia to join the international carbon market. The organisation took place in cooperation with representatives of the different ministries and departments of the two governments.
28.05.2024 News Making Use of Natural Refrigerants to Phase Down of Climate-Damaging Refrigerants (HFCS) in Vietnam
In September 2019, Vietnam ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, committing to phasing down HFCs by 80% by 2045, starting in 2024. To support Vietnam in this transition of promoting the use of natural refrigerants and energy efficiency, the Green Cooling Initiative (GCI) III project has implemented different interventions centered around three main areas: policy advise, technology transfer and capacity building. GCI III is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) under the International Climate Initiative (IKI).
24.05.2024 News Online Cool Training: now available in Portuguese and Arabic!
Do you want to learn the basics of refrigeration? Do you want to deep dive into the characteristics of natural refrigerants? Join our successful online Cool Training on www.atingi.org in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese or Spanish!
13.05.2024 News Now also available in Spanish: Raising ambition in NDCs through holistic mitigation approaches in the cooling sector - Guidance for policymakers
As countries strive towards mitigating climate change, more than half of the countries that developed an updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) have recognised the relevance of the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) sector and included hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in the scope of gases covered. However, most NDCs lack concrete actions and implementation strategies for the RAC sector.
10.05.2024 News Burkina Faso: 11000 people immunized thanks to climate-friendly refrigerators
The ROCA project donated climate-friendly vaccine refrigerators to ten health-care centres in Burkina Faso.
06.05.2024 News From Zero Interest to Net Zero: Retail Banking for Energy Efficiency, Philippines
A training workshop in the Philippines offered the opportunity to find solustions to create more incentives for consumers to invest in energy efficient and climate-friendly appliances. Like this the cooling sector in the country should be able to fulfil its crimate targets.
30.04.2024 News Senegal: Trainings in Green Cooling
Assane Thiam and Fatikha Ba, along with 98 other refrigeration and air conditioning professionals, have successfully completed a training course focusing on the use of natural refrigerants, which are less harmful to the environment and more energy-efficient.