TOWARDS A NET ZERO COLD CHAIN
Welcome to the resources section for DEFINING NET ZERO, the first week of 4 in the COLD CHAIN LIVE! TOWARDS A NET ZERO COLD CHAIN series.
Here you will find links to thought-leadership papers and other relevant information plus this week’s leader’s interview video and the recording of the live workshop.
SHAPING THE COLD CHAIN OF THE FUTURE: THE ROAD TO NET ZERO
PART ONE – SETTING THE SCENE
We are working to bring our industry together, to define what we mean by a net zero cold chain and to ask ourselves where the gaps are in our knowledge and where the potential is for collaboration. This paper starts the conversation and is the basis for engagement within and outside our industry.
Road to Net Zero Part 4 - Cold Store of 2050
The Cold Store of 2050 is our vision for how temperature-controlled warehouses could evolve to achieve a step change in energy efficiency whilst driving energy transformation in the UK as part of the transition towards a net zero economy by 2050. The report details the technologies which could become more widespread, the barriers to their adoption and how businesses, government and those responsible for the UK energy network will need to collaborate to ensure the opportunities and benefits detailed in this report are achieved.
SHAPING THE COLD CHAIN OF THE FUTURE: THE ROAD TO NET ZERO (PART THREE - THE JOURNEY TO EMISSION FREE TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED REFRIGERATION ON ROAD VEHICLES)
The Journey Towards Emission Free Temperature-controlled Distribution on Road Vehicles is our vision for how transport refrigeration units (TRUs) can transition away from diesel, to emission free alternatives in line with the UK’s decarbonisation and air quality targets. It sets out our view on the technological outlook for TRUs, how operators and manufacturers will adapt to drive down emissions and finally the financial, infrastructural and regulatory support which will be required to enable us to meet our ambitious targets.
SHAPING THE COLD CHAIN OF THE FUTURE: THE ROAD TO NET ZERO (PART TWO - DEFINING A NET ZERO COLD CHAIN)
Although businesses operating the cold chain are committed to reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other pollutants in line with UK Government targets, we are not as yet in a position to estimate the extent to which we can reach net zero by 2050 and to set our own firm targets. The guide sets out why it is imperative to determine the carbon footprint of the cold chain, and also the Cold Chain Federation’s commitment to not only support members to assess their own emissions, but to also support recently announced academic studies to assess the total emissions from the UK cold chain.
SHAPING THE COLD CHAIN OF THE FUTURE: THE ROAD TO NET ZERO (PART ONE - SETTING THE SCENE)
This document is the basis for the Cold Chain Federation's engagement within and outside our industry; to define what we mean by a net zero cold chain and to ask ourselves where the gaps are in our knowledge and where the potential is for collaboration.
INSIGHT
Here you will find links to papers from our speakers and other key reference sources containing useful information around this week’s theme.
Shane Brennan, Chief Executive, Cold Chain Federation
Towards a Net Zero Cold Chain – Setting the Scene
Shane sets the scene for Cold Chain Live! and the reasons for basing it around the Net Zero challenge.
Tom Southall, Policy Director, Cold Chain Federation
Shaping the Future of the Cold Chain: The Road to Net Zero
The Federation’s Policy Director introduces our Net Zero project and this week’s headline paper.
Prof Alan McKinnon, Keuhne Logistics University, Hamburg
One of the world’s leading supply chain experts puts the net zero cold chain challenge in context.
Dr Rob Lamb, Sales & Marketing Director, Star Refrigeration
The Engineering Pathway to Net Zero Cold Chain
How could technology provide answers to the net zero challenge in cold chain facilities.
Tim Gauvrit, Head of Sales Automation, SSI Schaefer
Future-proof solutions for a sustainable supply chain
Automation has answers to many questions one of the best solutions providers in logistics. gives us their thoughts
Further Reading
Net Zero: The UK’s contribution to stopping global warming (CCC, 2019)
https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/net-zero-the-uks-contribution-to-stopping-global-warming/
Reducing UK emissions: 2020 Progress Report to Parliament (CCC, 2020)
https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/reducing-uk-emissions-2020-progress-report-to-parliament/
Doing Cold Smarter (University of Birmingham, 2015)
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/college-eps/energy/policy/Doing-Cold-Smarter-Report.pdf
Climate Change Agreements scheme extension and reforms for any future scheme (BEIS, 2020)
Rewiring Britain for a net zero future: (Ofgem, 2020)
LEADER’S INTERVIEW
This week Shane talks to Tim Moran, Managing Director of Lineage Logistics UK about the practical ways the cold chain can deliver robust and profitable solutions as we transition to a net zero economy.
WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
All the individual presentations are available below to watch in your own time.
PRESENTERS’ SLIDES
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