Towards sustainable cooling in the European organic and small food retail sector – Status, technology needs and expectations
Business Area: Heating, Cooling & Buildings
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The report summarizes the status of refrigeration and heating equipment used in Europe’s small food retail sector and outlines the potential for greenhouse gas emission savings. The use of synthetic substances with a high global warming potential is still widespread and not in line with quickly increasing political pressure to ban certain substances. The total GHG emissions savings from best practice energy-efficient natural refrigerant RACHP equipment in the five project countries amount to 0.4 Mt CO2eq in 2025 alone, as compared to business-as-usual technology. The report also summarizes challenges and needs faced by the small retail sector and outlines recommendations on how to address them.