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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.
29.04.2024 News NDC4 Webinar Series Shares Tools, Methods and Best Practices for Integrating the Cooling Sector into NDCs
As part of the global project Cool Contributions fighting Climate Change II (C4 II), a series of webinars has been initiated to address a critical aspect of climate action: integrating the cooling sector into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The sessions serve as a platform to disseminate tools, methods and best practice examples to incorporate cooling strategies into the national climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, highlighting the pivotal role of the cooling sector in achieving these targets.
26.04.2024 News Grenada Steps Closer Towards the Establishment of a Product Registration System for Cooling Equipment
Grenada solidified its commitment for a market transformation to energy efficient and climate friendly cooling solutions with the successful hosting of a workshop on the establishment of a Product Registration System for Cooling Equipment.
19.04.2024 News Grenada’s National Climate Change Committee embraces plans for a sustainable transformation of the RAC sector
Grenada underscored its commitment for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting energy efficiency in the cooling sector with the successful convening of a stakeholder workshop on its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) sector.
27.03.2024 News Cool Talks: “refrigeration is my passion”
For this Cool Talk, we had the opportunity to interview Sokhna Fall. She is a cooling technician, trainer, entrepreneur and consultant from Senegal, and founded the national association for women in refrigeration. Sokhna talks about her career, the challenges she faced, and why she never gave up.
19.03.2024 News Mali: Trainings in Green Cooling
More than just training: Mali's refrigeration technicians are committed to combating the climate crisis and protecting the environment.
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.