COLD CHAIN LIVE LAUNCHES WITH NEW NET ZERO COLD CHAIN REPORT
The Cold Chain Federation has published Shaping the Cold Chain of the Future: The Road to Net Zero, a new report that examines how the UK cold chain can start a collaborative journey towards becoming a Net Zero industry. The new report opens four weeks of discussion, workshops and research led by the Federation for its Cold Chain Live! Towards a Net Zero Cold Chain virtual event series. It marks the launch of the Cold Chain Federation's Net Zero project, a long term commitment to guide the Federation’s members through the challenges posed by the UK Government’s pledge to achieve a Net Zero economy by 2050. The first week of Cold Chain Live! Towards a Net Zero Cold Chain will examine the theme of ‘Defining Net Zero’. As well as the new report and a series of thought leadership papers and expert blogs published on the Cold Chain Federation website on Monday 28th September, the ‘Defining Net Zero’ theme will also be explored this week on Wednesday 30th September in an interview-style discussion between Tim Moran, Managing Director UK of Lineage Logistics, and Cold Chain Federation Chief Executive Shane Brennan; and Friday 2nd October through a virtual workshop featuring Cold Chain Federation Policy Director Tom Southall, Kuehne University Professor of Logistics Professor Alan McKinnon, and Star Refrigeration’s Dr Rob Lamb. In today’s Shaping the Cold Chain of the Future: The Road to Net Zero report the Federation sets out key challenges across different elements of the UK cold chain, including the global nature of the industry, the need to manage energy in cold stores differently and the need to reduce emissions in temperature-controlled distribution. The report also details research priorities in each of these core areas. Cold Chain Federation Chief Executive Shane Brennan says: “The cold chain is a force for climate good, helping tackle major global issues such as over-production, deforestation and food waste. As the cold chain grows ever more important worldwide, it is vital both commercially and environmentally that our industry stands ready to provide its services in an environmentally sustainable way. The ultimate ambition is a Net Zero cold chain, and this report marks the start of the Cold Chain Federation’s long-term commitment to bringing our industry together and setting out the path to Net Zero.”