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An industry-led campaign to revise standards concerning the best temperature to transport and store frozen food at is looking to expand its supporters in
Frozen food temperatures could be changed by just three degrees to save the carbon dioxide emissions of 3.8 million cars per year, research suggests. Most frozen food is stored at -18°C, and a move to -15°C could make a critical environmental impact.
Academic research concludes that raising the standard temperature of most frozen food by 3 degrees could cut carbon emissions by the equivalent of taking 3.8m cars off the road.
Experts from the University of Birmingham are calling for global cooling and cold chain to be considered as critical infrastructure.