Meeting the World's Shared Climate and Social Goals

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A collaboration of UK Universities with world-class expertise in clean cooling and cold-chain [University of Birmingham, London South Bank University (LSBU), Cranfield University (CU) and Heriot-Watt University (Centre for Sustainable Road-freight)] are leading a new set of £multi-million research programmes to create the fit-for-market step-change pathways to net-zero cold-chain and cooling for all.

Programme with timings

SESSION 1: THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY

• 0:00-2:40 - Welcome and overview, Dr Tim Fox
• 2:40-11:00 - Introduction and thinking, Professor Toby Peters
• 11:00-20:45 -  Cooling and the pathway to zero with Q&A, Mr. Dan Hamza-Goodacre,
• 20:45-26:46 - The trade opportunity and the global bigger picture, Dr Elizabeth Warham
• 26:46-38:30 - Objectives, overview and role of collaboration, Professor Judith Evans, Dr Natalia Falagan
• 38:30-45:00 - Question and answer session speakers from session 1

SESSION 2: AFRICA CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

• 45:00-1:00:16 - Overview of ACES and programme. Objectives and what success looks like. Dr Natalia Falagan and Mr. Brian Holuj
• 1:00:16-1:06:17 - How this responds to Rome Declaration, Paris and the SDGs. Mr. Steve Cowperthwaite
• 1:06:17-1:14:49 - REMA perspective, Mr. Faustin Munyazikwiye
• 1:14:49-- How can industry engage? What are the opportunities and next steps to participation? Professor Toby Peters
• 1:20.36-1:29:10 Question and answer session with speakers from session 2

SESSION 3: UK COLD-CHAIN – PATHWAYS TO NET ZERO

• 1:29:10-1:36:51 - Vision 2050 – net-zero UK cold chains and energy systems with Q&A. Mr. Tom Southall
• 1:36:51-1:50:24 - Overview of work programme, objectives and what success looks like Professor Judith Evans and Dr Dhanan Sarwo Utomo
• 1:50:24 -1:59.49 - Question and answer session with speakers from all sessions
• 1:59.49-2:02.08 - Next steps and how to contact the projects

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