Quantifying Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions from Retail Refrigeration in the UK
Conference paper
Lagoeiro, H., Marques, A., Davies, G., Foster, A., Evans, J., Jans-Singh, M. and Maidment, G. (2024). Quantifying Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions from Retail Refrigeration in the UK. 2024 8th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Tokyo, Japan 09 Jun - 11 Jul 2024 International Institute of Refrigeration. https://doi.org/10.18462/iir.iccc2024.1058
Authors | Lagoeiro, H., Marques, A., Davies, G., Foster, A., Evans, J., Jans-Singh, M. and Maidment, G. |
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Type | Conference paper |
Abstract | Food retail is a key sector of the UK economy, representing nearly a third of the Gross Value Added (GVA) from the agri-food chain, which equated to 6% of the national GVA in 2020. This makes the retail sector a heavy energy user and a significant emitter, with most greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (scope 1&2) originating from refrigeration. Quantifying these impacts is therefore critical to better understand the environmental footprint of food retail and to support national decarbonisation ambitions. As most UK studies to date have relied on data from the early 2010s, this investigation is aimed at updating current estimations of energy consumption and GHG emissions from retail refrigeration in the UK, based on a comprehensive review of current literature and Government databases. Findings indicate that retail refrigeration, which encompasses convenience stores and supermarkets, accounts for 3.28 TWh of electricity consumption (ca. 1% of UK demand) and emits 2.27 MtCO2e annually (ca. 0.5% of UK emissions). |
Keywords | Retail Refrigeration, Supermarkets, Energy Consumption, Carbon Emissions, Footprinting |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | International Institute of Refrigeration |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.18462/iir.iccc2024.1058 |
Web address (URL) | https://biz.knt.co.jp/tour/2024/iccc2024/index.html |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Publication dates | |
11 Jun 2024 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 16 Apr 2024 |
Deposited | 11 Jul 2024 |
Web address (URL) of conference proceedings | https://iifiir.org/en/conference-proceedings |
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