New IIR Informatory Note on the carbon footprint of the cold chain
2021-05-02
The IIR has just issued a new Informatory Note on the carbon footprint of the cold chain. It highlights the food safety and environmental benefits of an improved global cold chain.The IIR has just published a new Informatory Note on the carbon footprint of the cold chain. It was prepared by Jean-Pierre Amath (engineering student), Jean-Luc Dupont (Head of the Scientific and Technical Information Department) and Jacques Guilpart (French Delegate of the IIR) with the assistance of members of the IIR Working Group on the Cold Chain in Hot Countries. This note follows a previous Informatory Note on the role of refrigeration in worldwide nutrition published in March 2020.