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Iceland and Emirates join Move to -15°C

[ November 18, 2024   //   ]

The Move to -15°C initiative, which aims to cut carbon emissions in the frozen food supply chain by increasing temperature standards from -18°C to -15°C, has recruited UK supermarket Iceland, Emirates SkyCargo, and Latin American cold storage operator, Emergent Cold LatAm.

It has also secured support from key the British Frozen Food Federation, the Cold Chain Federation, and Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

Existing members include Nomad Foods, Europe’s largest frozen food producer; Maersk; Kuehne + Nagel; international transport firm AJC International; cold storage provider Lineage; and UK supermarket Morrisons.

Membership has grown from 11 companies to more than 30 since the Coalition’s launch at last year’s COP28 climated conference led by global logistics firm DP World, which commissioned research to explore the feasibility of the proposed temperature change.

The study from the International Institute of Refrigeration, the University of Birmingham and London South Bank University, among others, found a three-degree shift in frozen food temperature standards would cut greenhouse gases, lower supply chain costs and secure food resources for the world’s growing population, with no compromise on food safety or quality.  

Chairman of the Move to -15°C Coalition, Thomas Eskesen, said: “Rapid and ambitious climate action across complex and interwoven frozen food supply chains – which include food production, ports, shipping, road, rail and air freight, cold storage and retail – can only happen through cross-sector collaboration. We encourage more organisations to join us and explore the positive impact that moving towards -15°C can have on creating a future-proofed food system and lower carbon world.”

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