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The sustainability of the food cold chain. Part 2- the carbon emission due to the use of refrigeration equipment.

Number: 1173

Author(s) : SARR J., TOUBLANC C., DUPONT J. L., GUILPART J.

Summary

According to IIR estimates, 12% of food produced globally in 2017 was lost due to an insufficient cold chain. A more extensive cold chain would limit the need to increase agricultural production to compensate for these losses and avoid the corresponding CO2 emissions. This raises the question of whether the additional CO2 emissions resulting from the implementation of a more extensive cold chain are not greater than the emissions avoided by reducing food losses due to a lack of refrigeration.
To answer this key question, the IIR has developed innovative approaches to assess:
1.the carbon emission savings related to food losses reduction throughout the world
2.the carbon emission due to the use of refrigeration equipment (direct and indirect effects)
These approaches allow to compare the CO2 emissions associated with the current global cold chain with those of an “improved” cold chain.
The first part of this work [1] deals with the carbon impact of the food losses due to lack of refrigeration
The present paper will present the methodologies and the results obtained to assess the carbon emissions related to the equipment used in the food cold chain. It indicates that an improved global cold chain allows a reduction of almost 50% of the CO2 emissions of the current cold chain and would also avoid 55% of the food losses attributable to the current cold chain.

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  • Original title: The sustainability of the food cold chain. Part 2- the carbon emission due to the use of refrigeration equipment.
  • Record ID : 30031511
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Figures, economy, Environment
  • Source: Proceedings of the 26th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
  • Publication date: 2023/08/21
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18462/iir.icr.2023.1173

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