The international freezing standard for food is -18 °C, a temperature that carries a huge emissions cost. What if we increased that to -15 °C?

“This temperature corresponds to 0 degrees Fahrenheit, so it was “probably a round, easy number to remember”

That’s what Allouche and team will be working on next, as they build their research summary into a full report, to be published in September 2024. “These findings give good reasons for ‘3 degrees of change’ to be further explored,” Allouche says.

Three Degrees Of Change: Frozen food in a Resilient and Sustainable Food System (PDF)

  • Obinice@lemmy.world
    32·
    10 months ago

    I’d this why it takes multiple flushes to do the job these days, when my toilet at home handles it in one? Oof