Stakeholder Consultation- • PCTTCS 34 – Energy labelling – Refrigerating appliances – Compulsory requirements • PCTTCS 35 – Energy labelling – Air Conditioners – Compulsory Requirements

The National Ozone Unit collaborated with Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards to convene a public comment consultation aimed at strengthening Trinidad and Tobago’s transition toward more energy-efficient refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment by moving from voluntary Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) to compulsory requirements. 

This was facilitated through the GEF-6 project being implemented by the Ministry of Planning Economic Affairs and Development and supported by the UNDP.

The session aimed to provide:

• clarity on the compliance pathway and transition arrangements,
• confidence in acceptable test reports and documentation,
• practical enforcement procedures,
• and clear communication to consumers and the wider market.

 

Validation Workshop for Development of a RAC Disposal Scheme

Under the GEF 6 Energy Efficiency in RAC project , a validation workshop was held with RAC stakeholders to review the findings of the consultant who is developing a RAC disposal scheme. This is coming out of the fact finding workshop which was completed in November 2025.

Green Cooling Webinar Alert from GIZ Proklima (funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) under the International Climate Initiative (IKI)

 Innovation in Cooling: Technologies without refrigerant gases.

 

This Green Cooling Webinar took place on 12 February 2026, 1-2 pm CET (12 – 1pm UTC), virtually (MS Teams).

Presented were two pioneering German companies that are redefining cooling from new perspectives:

Pervormance is providing thermal comfort right where it is needed, close to the human body with cooling textiles.

MAGNOTHERM is shifting the cooling industry towards refrigerant-free alternatives by introducing safe, sustainable, and efficient magnetic cooling technology for commercial refrigeration and beyond.

 The recording of the Webinar and the PDF of the presentations are at the link below

Webinar on Innovation in Cooling - Technologies without refrigeration gases - Green Cooling Initiative

Ozone Awareness through Art

 The National Ozone Unit continued its awareness activities through a mural at Tunapuna Presbyterian Primary School. This compounds information imparted through a presentation previously done at the school.