2023-10-04
New Zealand meets its 2020 emissions reduction target
Aotearoa New Zealand has met its 2020 target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through a combination of carbon removals from forestry and international offsets.
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Get the latest from the Cool-Safe team and keep up to date with our mission to reduce the harm from synthetic refrigerants.
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2023-10-02
Changes are coming to how national waste data is collected
The Government has approved regulations that will improve the quality and availability of waste data. The information collected will help them shape future waste reduction policies.
2023-09-25
MfE carbon removals strategy underway
Work is underway by the Ministry for the Environment to develop a carbon removals strategy. The strategy will guide decisions about how we, as a nation, build a more diverse portfolio of activities that remove carbon dioxide from the air and oceans.
2023-09-25
Prohibition of pre-charged equipment deferred
Following consultation feedback, the Ministry for the Environment is deferring its proposal to prohibit the import and sale of equipment pre-charged with hydrofluorocarbons.
2023-09-21
It's a record!
This August has seen over $100,000 worth of bounty purchase orders given back to businesses for their recovered refrigerant - that's a record month since our Bounty Buy-Back Programmes launched in October last year!
2023-09-18
EECA GIDI funding webinar
On Tuesday 26 September EECA (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority) is hosting an applicant briefing webinar to talk about how GIDI: Commercial Buildings works, and provide more information on criteria.
2023-09-13
First recruitment development working group meets
The first 'virtual meeting' of the industry working group helping to develop a new recruitment approach and campaign met recently - and there were lots of great ideas for how we can attract more refrigerant superstars into this awesome industry!
2023-09-11
New approved fillers training dates
Find out about the additional fillers training available between now and the end of the year.
2023-09-07
Safety and environmental concerns prompt independent review of refrigerants training
The review will identify where Cool-Safe will invest $500,000 per annum to build capacity and capability within the New Zealand HVACR sector. A programme of work funded by the first round of allocation will begin before the end of the year.
2023-08-31
September to November collection site dates
Get your refrigerant recovered wherever you are! Find out the Collection Site dates from September to November.
Our impact
Results and performance
As Cool-Safe, we're aiming high with our numbers. Right up into the atmosphere. We'll keep you informed with the analysis as we progress. In the meantime, we've got stats on how much synthetic refrigerant we collected and destroyed as the Recovery Trust.