UK Cold Chain: How Resilient Is It To Climate Change?

21 Aug 2024

Join us for a Cool Talk on 3 September for a chance to share your expertise in how businesses are already preparing for changing temperatures and to suggest what else needs to be done to ensure a resilient and adaptive cold chain for the future.

The discussions will be relevant to designers, consultants, cold store, retail and manufacturing operators and owners and the programme will include:

Introduction – the work of the Climate Change Committee to scope the impact of extreme heat. Judith Evans, London South Bank University
Critical products and processes, discussion of risk points. Judith Evans and Alan Foster, London South Bank University
Towards an adaptive cold chain from Nick Pyatt, Climate Sense
How resilient is the UK cold chain? Survey and feedback.
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