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  • 10.03.2024 News Brazil takes an important step towards implementing the Kigali Amendment

    GIZ Proklima participates in a meeting with representatives from the government and Montreal Protocol implementing agencies to kick-off the Kigali Amendment implementation in Brazil.

  • 13.03.2024 News Mali: Workshop on the Analysis of the Cooling Sector's Regulatory Framework

    Cooling sector stakeholders discussed the results of the study on the analysis of the regulatory framework for the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector in Mali. The aim is to create a room for exchange, enabling the best contributions to be collected with a view to improving the regulatory framework for the refrigeration and air conditioning sector in Mali.

  • 04.03.2024 News Cool Talks: “The use of natural refrigerants is the most suitable alternative for achieving long-term sustainability”

    For this Cool Talk, we had the opportunity to interview Magna Luduvice, Environmental Analyst with 13 years of experience as Head of the National Ozone Unit (NOU) at the Brazilian Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA). She played a key leadership role in the actions under the Montreal Protocol in Brazil, including the HPMP Project, which represented a direct impact in the ozone layer preservation.

  • 30.01.2024 News A Cool Collaboration on Carbon Dioxide as R744 Refrigerant

    In November 2023, a training of trainers was organised jointly by C4II (Cool Contributions Fighting Climate Change) and the Food Cold Chain (FCC) project implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The trainers were trained on the Operation, Servicing and Maintenance of R744 Carbon Dioxide as low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant for Industrial Refrigeration from 20-24 November 2024 at Cold Chain Innovation Hub or CCI-Hub at the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Taguig City, Philippines.  

  • MemberEnvironment Protection Agency Sierra Leone (EPA-SL)

    The EPA-SL is a government owned agency responsible for the protection of the environment. Established in 2008 by an act of parliament, the EPA-SL became fully functional in 2010. The agency is the focal point for all multilateral environmental agreements and plays the lead role in the implementation of the Montreal Protocol for the control of the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances and its amendments. In November of 2023, Sierra Leone became a member of Climate Ozone Protection Alliance (COPA) and through its membership, Sierra Leone has started enjoying the associated benefits in the area of capacity building, technical support for end of life refrigerants management and exchange programs in the form of networking with other COPA members. Furthermore, the EPA-SL through its National Ozone Unit (NOU) with the support of Multilateral Fund Secretariat through the implementing agencies like UNEP, GIZ and UNIDO undertakes awareness raising activities for Refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) technicians, importers, customs officers and other law enforcement officers and other stakeholders. We also engage in technology transfer, showcasing acceptable and available technologies using natural refrigerants (e.g. R-290, HC etc.) in the field of refrigeration and air-conditioning aimed at the protection of the Ozone layer, climate and the environment. In addition, we undertake capacity building training programs for RAC technicians to match them with the rapidly evolving RAC sector. …

  • 11.01.2024 News Regional NOU Officers Negotiation Training held in Nairobi

    The Green Cooling Initiative and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Kenya organized a two-day regional negotiation training on strengthening negotiation skills for the international context for the National Ozone Officers of GCI partner countries in October 2023 in Nairobi.

  • 11.01.2024 News Cool Talks: “We need to inform, through different channels, that there are alternatives to F-gases and that these alternatives are not dangerous.”

    For this Cool Talk, we have had the opportunity to interview Armin Hafner,  
    Professor in refrigeration technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). In 1995 he joined SINTEF, in this capacity as researcher he worked closely with NTNU on CO2, air conditioning and other refrigeration systems at that time. He became a professor at NTNU in 2016.

  • 18.01.2024 News Cool Talks: "From the beginning we decided to only work with natural refrigerants"

    For this Cool Talk, we have had the opportunity to interview Kim Christensen,  
    Founder and CEO of Fenagy. Kim is a mechanical engineer; throughout his career he has been working with many different types of refrigerants. He has been part of the refrigeration industry since his first job in 1994 at the Danish Institute of Technology, who was the forerunner on natural refrigerants in the late '80s and the early '90s.

  • 23.01.2024 News COP28: Recap and Highlights

    The Montreal Protocol Pavilion at COP28 showcased the Montreal Protocol's achievements in climate protection. GIZ Proklima participated as one of 16 partners, aiming to advance Green Cooling. For the first time, the pavilion provided a platform for the Montreal Protocol and the cooling community to promote climate action. The Ozone to Cool Zone pavilion aimed to spread awareness, scale efforts, and unlock innovation for solutions to minimize the cooling sector's negative climate impacts, advance sustainability goals, and unlock more effective solutions. All materials of the side-events can be found here.

  • 01.12.2023 News Greener Reefers Alliance Sets Sail for more Sustainable Supply Chains

    Sunday, 10th December 2023 marked a pivotal moment in the maritime industry as the Greener Reefers Alliance set sail, paving the way for a more sustainable future in shipping.