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A fridge repairer fixes an old refrigerator.HCFC reduction targets were set at 10 per cent in 2015, 35 per cent in 2020 and 67.5 per cent by 2025, with a complete phase-out targeted by 2030. File
Environment

Govt targets 80% cut in climate-warming cooling gases by 2045

Wednesday, October 07, 2026
Workers package fresh green beans for export at Selly Faith Limited on June 16. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.

Understanding ACES as an integrated system for sustainable cooling, cold-chain development

Monday, September 28, 2026
Rwanda's Minister of Environment Bernadette Arakwiye speaks during the launch of Friends of Kigali Amendment in New York on Wednesday, September 23. Courtesy
Environment

Climate philanthropies pledge $100m in support of Kigali Amendment

Thursday, September 24, 2026
Ecole d’Arts de Nyundo school in Rubavu District was left submerged after the banks of the River Sebeya burst in May, 2020. Rwanda is seeking more funding to cope with such climate change effects.
Environment

Govt seeks $7bn to close climate finance gap by 2035

Friday, September 18, 2026
A total of 12 technicians concluded ACES's two-day intensive training in brazing and refrigeration pipework on Friday, May 8. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

ACES upskills technicians to curb emissions, optimise cooling efficiency

Sunday, May 10, 2026
Cold-chain technicians follow a trainer during a technical training programme on April 20, 2026.
Featured

How ACES–RDDP partnership will improve milk cold-chain system

Wednesday, April 29, 2026
ACES, in collaboration with the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other partners, organised a national “train-the-trainer” workshop.
Featured

ACES trains Rwandan customs, enforcement officers to control harmful refrigerants

Thursday, April 23, 2026
A technician repairing a refrigerator. Government has issued a list of refrigerants containing substances used in cooling system that are harmful to the climate. Photo: File.
Rwanda

Why some refrigerants are being phased out in Rwanda

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Minister of Environment Bernadette Arakwiye speaks during a UK–Rwanda Climate Partnership Conference on March 24. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Rwanda eyes regional hub status in sustainable cooling and cold-chain systems

Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Inside Rwanda's Health Intelligence Centre in Kigali. Photo by Kellya Keza
Technology

Why Rwanda needs a water policy for data centres now

Thursday, March 19, 2026
ACES’s Joseph Hakuzimana trains student Patience Niyigena in brazing during a 10-day refrigeration course. The session covers applying MAPP (Methylacetylene Propadiene Propane) Gas to joints with a filler rod, focusing on safety, precision, and joint formation. Photo by Clean Cooling Network | Benjamin Mugabo
Featured

PHOTOS: ACES offers essential brazing techniques for refrigeration systems

Friday, February 20, 2026
Students at the 2025 Festival of Cooling learning about the latest technology being installed on campus at ACES.

2025: A year of building the technology base at ACES

Sunday, December 28, 2025