University of Birmingham and partners extend sustainable cooling programme in Africa
A major programme, led by the University of Birmingham and UNEP United for Efficiency, is extending its work in Africa over the next 12 months to speed the transition to clean cold - reducing food loss and improve vaccine and health supply chains.
"Without intervention and new approaches being brought into market, new cold-chain investments will result in high direct and indirect emissions and arbitrary deployment of individual assets rather than a cohesively designed and integrated systems approach that converges diverse cooling requirements across the system."
“Our goal is to make sustainable, resilient and equitable cooling and cold-chain a cornerstone of development,’ said Professor Peters. “Cooling and cold-chain are critical national infrastructure. ACES is the first-of-its-kind centre providing the essential tools, knowledge, training, GESI understanding and support to implement inclusive, equitable, and future-proofed solutions with minimal environmental impact.”
Toby Peters, Professor of Cold Economy - University of Birmingham and Clean Cooling Network
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University of Birmingham and partners extend sustainable cooling programme in Africa