PartagerGhana: New labels promote natural refrigerants along sustainable cooling initiative
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Ghana has launched new voluntary refrigerant labels to help consumers identify air conditioners and refrigerators/freezers that use R290 and R600a. The country has initiated a Green Cooling project to accelerate the adoption of climate-friendly air conditioners.
Under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, Ghana has launched a Green Cooling Project, a new initiative aimed at cutting emissions and promoting energy-efficient air conditioning across the country [1]. The initiative, funded by Switzerland’s KliK Foundation and implemented by GIZ in collaboration with Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), seeks to increase access to equipment such as split air conditioners that use R290 [2].
Alongside this new initiative, the EPA launched new voluntary refrigerant labels to help consumers in Ghana identify air conditioners and refrigerators/freezers that use natural refrigerants, namely R290 and R600a, which are hydrocarbon refrigerants [3].
The new refrigerant labels explain the climate and environmental impact of different refrigerants, comparing global warming potential (GWP) of natural refrigerants to that of refrigerants like R410A and R32 for air conditioners (see figure 1 left) and R404A and R134a for refrigerators and freezers (see figure 1 right).
For more information, visit Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website: https://www.epa.gov.gh/new/refrigerant-label/
Natural refrigerants in Africa
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[1] https://cleanenergyghana.org/2025/08/21/ghana-launches-green-cooling-project/