Demand is hot for cool air. In certain urban areas of China, where air conditioners were practically unknown 20 years ago, almost every household now has one. Sales in countries like India are growing...
Date: October 17, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Bangkok, April 20, 2016 – Today, in partnership with the World Bank Group and the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund (MLF), Saijo Denki, a Thailand manufacturer, has launched a new technology for...
Date: April 20, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Bangkok, November 13, 2014 — Thailand signed a USD$23 million grant agreement with the World Bank Group today to help make Thai air conditioning and foam products more climate friendly. The funds...
Date: November 13, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
World Bank works with China to help fulfil its obligations under the Montreal Protocol BEIJING, September 15, 2014 – China announced the closure of five hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) production...
Date: September 15, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
It was a day to pause and celebrate an environmental success story. In the 1980s, the thinning ozone layer was one of the biggest environmental challenges facing humanity. Exactly 25 years ago, in a massive...
Date: September 19, 2012
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
You have clicked on a link to a page that is not part of the beta version of the new worldbank.org. Before you leave, we’d love to get your feedback on your experience while you were here. Will you take two minutes to complete a brief survey that will help us to improve our website?
Feedback Survey
Thank you for agreeing to provide feedback on the new version of worldbank.org; your response will help us to improve our website.
Thank you for participating in this survey! Your feedback is very helpful to us as we work to improve the site functionality on worldbank.org.
