Webinar Archive
Checkout our series of past CCN webinars
Below you can review our previous Clean Cooling webinars. Members can also access the webinar recordings in the members' area.
For future webinars check out the latest on the event programme page.
Cooling as Critical Infrastructure to Survive and Thrive - with Dr Tim Fox
The recent increase in severe and frequent heatwaves due to rising temperatures will have significant and disastrous consequences, impacting all liveable aspects of life on Earth. A viable solution needs to address our survival and the quality of every aspect of our local and global environment.
ACES Supplier Event
We invite interested parties to join us for a supplier event webinar, where we will outline our plans and discuss innovative solutions that meet both climate and performance requirements.
Cold-chain through the lens of GESI - with Asha Singh
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) in the cold-chain space is not only a pressing moral and social issue; it is critical for driving innovation, boosting efficiency, increasing resilience, and ensuring that no one is left behind.
Conducive Policy Environments For Cold-Chains
Governmental policy plays a critical role in the development of clean cold-chains. For example, the introduction of food safety standards will require temperature control and monitoring in animal-based value chains, making robust cold-chain infrastructure essential.
Cold-Chain Design Model For Developing Markets
Central to our work, the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight (CSRF) at Heriot-Watt University has built a first-of-a-kind virtual model which can be populated with a country's data to understand and develop optimised end-to-end multi-modal integrated cold-chain to meet a government's targets.
Evaluating the Sustainability of a Clean Cold Network
The world is facing existential challenges arising from systemic unsustainability and a lack of resilience in critical socio-ecological and economic systems. There are no robust, comprehensive evaluation tools that integrate all the material elements and multiple perspectives of sustainability.
The Rise of Electric Vehicles and implications for the Cold Chain
Electric vehicles will play a crucial role in decarbonising global supply chains. Flexible Power Systems (FPS) specialises in providing software that helps businesses manage their electric vehicles and chargers and optimise their electric fleet operations.
Viable Cold-Chain Business Models
In today’s economy, agricultural cold-chains are predominantly led by the private sector. This webinar will explore the prerequisites for building a strong business case for cold-chains, presenting an overview of various existing business models and their functionalities.
Cold Chain Financing Mechanisms
Scaling clean cold-chains requires significant financial investment. Finance may come from both public and private institutions, each with unique requirements and characteristics. This webinar will provide an overview of different financing mechanisms available for cold-chains.
Living in a +50°C World - The System Roadmap
Despite a clear, indisputable need, clean cooling and cold-chain solutions are not being implemented at the required scale on-the-ground in the Global South. Why is that? What are the key issues? And, most importantly, what can practically be done to address them?
Mapping the food system: Identifying critical loss points and enhancing efficiency
In Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), food security is often jeopardised by inefficiencies and critical loss points across the food supply chain. Mapping these points within the food system allows for precise, targeted interventions that can reduce losses, optimise productivity, and support local...
Pathways to Near-Zero Emission Cooling
It is expected that the global stock of cooling equipment could triple by 2050, driven by growing wealth, increasing population and the impact of climate change. This massive growth needs to be accompanied by a substantial cut in greenhouse gas emissions if the world is to meet Paris Agreement targets.
Minimizing food loss through system of systems approach: resilient comprehensive cold-chains in India
Between 8 to 20% of horticulture produce (equivalent to 156 million USD) is lost in Haryana. This is due to the lack of standard guidelines and protocols, low awareness among stakeholders and farmer communities, absence of financially viable business models and insufficient market connectivity.
Accelerating Clean Cold-Chains for Rwanda’s Agricultural Transformation
Following our recent successful in-person workshop at the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain (ACES) in Kigali, Rwanda, we are inviting you to help expand this crucial conversation by joining us online on August 7th. Webinar Overview: Rwanda’s ambitious agricultural...
Festival of Cooling - Focus on the Health Sector
Spotlighting the life-saving role of cold-chains in healthcare, enabling safe storage and delivery of vaccines, blood, and antivenoms. Health workers, planners, and logisticians will gain tools, insights, and networks to strengthen health cold-chains. Join us on the 7th of October.
Festival of Cooling - Focus on Schools & Education
Engaging the next generation of innovators and decision-makers through hands-on learning, storytelling, and creative experimentation. Students will explore real-world cooling challenges and explore careers in sustainable cooling, logistics, and climate action. Join us on the 8th of October.
Festival of Cooling - Focus on Creatives, Startups & Innovation Hubs
Celebrating creativity, entrepreneurship, and the fusion of art and science. This will provide a launchpad for bold ideas, showcase innovations, and inspire youth-led problem-solving for climate-smart cold-chains. Join us on the 9th of October.
Festival of Cooling - Focus on High-level Stakeholders & Policymakers
Setting the strategic tone, aligning government, finance, academia, and industry partners around a shared policy and investment roadmap for resilient, just, and climate-aligned cold-chains in Africa. Join us on the 10th of October.
Festival of Cooling - Focus on Farmers outreach
Connecting smallholder farmers, cooperatives, and agri-entrepreneurs to practical post-harvest cooling solutions. Sessions will focus on reducing losses, accessing finance, and adopting technologies that improve food quality and profitability. Join us on the 10th of October.
Conference - A Cool World
Clean cooling and cold-chain systems are pivotal to sustainable development, food and health security, and economic prosperity - particularly in the Global South. Yet, despite the critical urgency, clean cooling and cold-chain solutions are neither being financed nor implemented at the required scale...
