Department of the Environment donate refrigeration tools and equipment to Belize City ITVET

Published by BBNTEAM at January 12, 2023

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Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2023. 7:17 pm CST.

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: On January 11, 2023, Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Orlando Habet handed over an assortment of refrigeration tools and equipment worth approximately $15,000 to Reuel Black, General Manager of the Institute for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ITVET).

The tools and equipment will be used to strengthen the Institute’s refrigeration & air conditioning (RAC) Certification Program; building capacity in students to work with new alternative refrigerants and modern equipment in the refrigeration and air conditioning sector to provide high-quality service to the public.

The Ministry says that similar donations will be given at ITVET in Corozal/ Orange Walk and Cayo CET.

The donations are the result of the collaboration between the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Ministry of Environment, Canada under the project entitled “Enabling Activities for the Early Ratification of the Kigali Amendment”.

The Kigali Amendment will promote the use of more environmentally friendly refrigerants and the use of more energy-efficient RAC equipment. It will also phase down the use of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) refrigerants with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the rise of global temperature.

Emphasizing the strong partnerships with Belize ITVET, Habet noted that this collaboration demonstrates Belize’s continued commitment to the Montreal Protocol on Substance that Depletes the Ozone Layer.

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