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Green Cooling Initiative

Green Cooling for a warming world

Cooling is a basic need – from refrigerated food and vaccines to better living conditions in hot climates. But Green Cooling is the only truly sustainable option to protect the climate and ensure the well-being of people at the same time.

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10.07.2024 , News : GCI Scholarship to support girls and young women attending RAC courses

The future is bright for Debora Jelangat from Kericho County and Celestine Chelagat. They are currently taking a one year certificate course in refrigeration and Air conditions at the Eldoret…

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Have a look at our NDC Helpdesk where you can find answers to your questions about the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) sector and its impact on climate change, as well as its implementation within the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to the Paris Agreement. 

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Member Umweltbundesamt
The Climate Change Directorate is a department of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Kenya.
ACAIRE is a Colombian association of HVAC&R
DIGECA is an instance of the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
The North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) is an action-oriented nonprofit dedicated to advancing natural refrigerants
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