Providing climate-friendly and energy-efficient cooling solutions is an essential point to protect the climate and meet the vital needs of people around the world.

It is clear to the legislator that national solutions in the RAC sector are not sufficient in the fight against climate change. Global warming knows no borders. For this reason, countries around the world have joined forces. First, to protect the ozone layer under the Montreal Protocol. Since 2016, however, not only ozone-depleting refrigerants must be phased out, but climate-damaging ones must also be gradually reduced with the Kigali amendment.

In line with the Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol, the gradual reduction of HFCs has already begun in developed countries. For developing countries, it consists of two phases:

• Developing countries will freeze the use of HFCs in the period between 2024/2028 and 2028/2031, respectively.
• The actual gradual reduction begins in 2029/2032 and must be completed in 2045/2047, with only 20/15% of the remaining baseline.

Alternative refrigerants must have a low GWP and no ODP. Both of these characteristics apply to natural refrigerants such as ammonia, carbon dioxide, and hydrocarbons, making them a viable and future-proof replacement for HFC refrigerants, especially when combined with good energy performance of appliances and buildings. Only this combination is the most sustainable in the long term. But how is it possible to switch to sustainable cold or Green Cooling as smoothly as possible?

The Green Cooling Summit 2021 is jointly organized by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

During the 3-day program the following will be presented:

• Country-specific strategies and policies for the implementation of the Kigali Amendment that rely on natural refrigerants.
• technologies and best practice examples using natural refrigerants from developed (A2) and developing (A5) countries.

From representatives of countries involved in the implementation of the Kigali Amendment, to refrigeration and air conditioning manufacturers, to end users interested in future-proof refrigeration and air conditioning solutions that use natural refrigerants, all are welcome to participate.

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