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01.04.2017 News GIZ’s new guidance paper and infographic on advancing NDCs through RAC
Policymakers are guided in their efforts to address their country's RAC&F (RAC and foam) sector, and to include it in their nationally determined contributions (NDCs). It has been estimated that a reduction in the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) may provide between 6 and 10% of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions by 2050.
01.04.2017 News GIZ installs first CO2-Ammonia Cascade System in Mauritius
Since 2016 the Université de Mascareignes of Mauritius is providing training on CO2 as a natural refrigerant to contractors and students. The installation of a CO2-Ammonia plant is used to demonstrate the feasibility of climate-friendly, energy-efficient cooling technologies, and to advance the eradication of HFCs. As a small island developing state, Mauritius is bearing proportionally large hardships due to global warming.
01.12.2017 News Side event at COP23: How sustainable cooling can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals
At the COP23 in Bonn in October, GIZ Proklima of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) successfully held a side event on the potential of sustainable cooling in supporting the International Climate Agenda. Over 40 participants attended the event, during which the significance of the Kigali Amendment for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement was discussed.
01.12.2017 News Side event at MOP29: Looking beyond the achievements of the Montreal Protocol
At this years´ MOP29 in Montreal in November, over 50 participants from policy, private sector and civil society followed the GIZ Proklima side event invitation and gathered to look beyond the achievements of the Montreal Protocol in the cooling sector.
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.
10.07.2020 News Namibia: Customs training to prevent illegal trade of ODS
The National Ozone Unit jointly with GIZ Proklima organised training sessions on the clearing of refrigerants used in cooling systems for customs and excise officials and clearing agents
23.07.2020 News Video series: Paving the way for a new generation of RAC technicians in Kenya
Representatives from the Kenyan cooling sector talk in a series of video interviews about their experiences with ‘Fit for Green Cooling’, a scheme for the qualification, certification and registration of RAC technicians, developed by GIZ.
11.08.2020 News "We saw a need for companies and people to connect and continue to do business"
Shecco is launching world’s first virtual tradeshow on natural refrigerants in September 2020 – GIZ Proklima will be hosting an exhibition booth
01.06.2016 News GCI Member Transfrig develops R290 transport refrigeration unit
01.11.2016 News Country Profile*: Indonesia