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Thematic group meetings of Türkiye stakeholders in April 2022
On 26 and 27 April, Cool Up organised the second round of thematic group meetings in Türkiye with relevant stakeholders in the policy, technology, market, and finance spaces. The objectives of the online meetings were to collect feedback on proposed policy recommendations as well as share the experiences, challenges, and needs of stakeholders in realising the phase down of HFCs and transitioning to sustainable cooling technologies.
Policy and regulation thematic group meeting
The policy and regulation thematic group meeting was held virtually on 26 April and brought together 40 stakeholders, primarily from the public sector. The meeting kicked off with welcoming remarks from UNDP Turkey, NOU, and Guidehouse. Stakeholders were enthusiastic to learn more about the Cool Up programme and are looking forward to the next round of discussions.
Technology and markets thematic group meeting
The thematic group meeting for industry and finance sector stakeholders was held virtually on 27 April with 72 participants, including many key market players. Ayk Serdar Didonyan, President of ISKID and Hayati Can of SOSIAD shared their insights concerning the transition to natural refrigerants and good practice insights on the uptake of sustainable cooling technologies. Participants were engaged and interested in Cool Up’s approach and eager to hear about the programme’s efforts in their particular industries.
Stay tuned
The next round of thematic group meetings for Türkiye is tentatively scheduled for September and will focus primarily on capacity building to introduce and dive into the topic of natural refrigerants. The upcoming meetings will also gather insights from public and private sector stakeholders on the main challenges and opportunities to boost the new, sustainable technologies.