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07/2016 Publication - Technical PublicationGood Practices in Refrigeration (EN / BS / ES)
widely applied. It also provides extensive information on the safe use of natural refrigerants, such as CO2, Ammonia or Hydrocarbons, which are much more environmentally-friendly with zero or negligible GWP …
01.12.2017 News Side event at the MOP29: Managing ODS Banks is crucial
urgent need to reduce these emissions. Current emissions from so-called ODS Banks correspond to 1.5 CO2eq per year or the annual emissions of 441 coal-fired power plants. The presentation of the side event …
11.11.2022 News MOP34 Side Event: Shedding light on a blind spot through the Climate and Ozone Protection Alliance
foams, not being managed in an environmentally sound manner are estimated at approximately 1.5 Gt CO2-eq annually. At the Meeting of the Parties this issue was raised on several occasions. This is where [...] On 2 November 2022 the Climate and Ozone Protection Alliance was presented to interested participants of the Meeting of the Parties in Montreal. The event was jointly organized by UNDP, UNIDO, Tradewater …
05.06.2023 News Training for Trainers in Mali
is to support training centers. We train trainers, who can then handle natural refrigerants such as CO2, butane, propane, or other natural gases, because these gases are generally flammable and safety measures [...] with skills to handle natural refrigerants in refrigeration and air conditioning systems. The project, co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development …
30.10.2023 News Cool Talks: "Manufacturing R-744 and R-290 based equipment is our contribution to the problem of climate change”
on sector. We firmly believe in this technology and have been promoting it ever since, as well as CO2 (R744) refrigerant. Recognizing the importance of energy usage for both customers and the environment …
PageGreen Cooling
and refrigerators contain substances which are up to 15,000 times more harmful to the climate than CO2. On a global scale, the RAC-sector is four times more damaging to the climate than air traffic. Providing [...] in which cooling is needed? What is the GHG-mitigation potential per sector? Image: REMA (CC BY-ND 2.0) Policy instruments What options do policy makers have to support the transition to Green Cooling …
06.05.2024 News From Zero Interest to Net Zero: Retail Banking for Energy Efficiency, Philippines
Philippine energy sector has set a climate action target for residential energy efficiency at 248.21 MT CO2 E through energy savings, but there is a challenge to provide incentives for consumers to buy the [...] challenge is to make zero interest promotions climate-friendly by highlighting indirect emissions (Scope 2) from energy consumption of appliances and considering the direct emissions of cooling appliances (Scope …
10.03.2022 News Kenya: Curricula for future
describes the use of natural refrigerants like hydrocarbons (e.g., propane and isobutane), ammonia and CO2 in combination with highly energy-efficient appliances, ideally powered by renewable energy sources [...] Training Programme by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). On 2 nd March 2022, GIZ handed over the reviewed RAC curriculum that now includes specific safety measures …
23.07.2024 News Greener Reefers: Pioneering Sustainable Cold Chain Solutions - A Mitigation potential analysis
refrigerant leakages and indirect emissions from energy use, show significant potential for reducing CO2 emissions. Our scenarios consider: R290 Adoption in new units: No adoption, slow adoption (20% by [...] shown in the graph. The potential of mitigation for the full reefer fleet is between 45 and 220 Mt CO2eq by 2050 , which is equivalent to the emissions from the energy use of 232,000 - 1,148,000 homes for [...] comments from experts in the industry. Emissions are simply calculated under the logic of the TEWI 2 formula (Total Equivalent Warming Impact), which separates emissions in direct and indirect emissions …
25.06.2024 News Brazil will start the implementation of Stage 3 of the HPMP
protecting the ozone layer, the country will avoid the emission of more than 19,5 million tons of CO2 equivalent to the atmosphere, representing a significant step forward in tackling climate change …