Bangladesh kicks off activities to promote Green Cooling

The Green Cooling Initiative (GCI) III successfully commenced its activities in Bangladesh with a workshop on “Transition towards a Greener Cooling Approach” in Dhaka on 09 May 2024. The workshop was hosted jointly by the Department of Environment (DoE) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) attended the event as Chief Guest.

At this event stakeholders of the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) sector in Bangladesh were gathered to discuss the challenges and opportunities in transitioning towards greener cooling solutions. The speakers put emphasis on the need for introducing green cooling technologies in Bangladesh, as per the targets under the Montreal Protocol, the government has to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) refrigerants in the coming years. Especially, trainings of the service sector workforce are vital to introduce ACs with natural refrigerants in the market.

GCI III, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection (BMUV), and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), aims to offer tailored technical support, policy advice, help with technology transfer, and capacity building to speed up the shift to Green Cooling.

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