Green Refrigeration

Feb 12, 2007 12:00 PM, By MICHAEL GARRY

By: By MICHAEL GARRY

Earlier this month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, an international network of leading climate scientists, released a report declaring that global warming is “unequivocal” — removing for many people any doubt about the reality of the threat.

As users of refrigerants that contribute significantly to global warming when they leak into the atmosphere, food retailers find themselves directly involved in this widely publicized and politically charged issue.

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