Food and Drinks: Carbon Emissions
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support is available to the food and drink sector to transition to low-carbon refrigeration.
Answered by Chris McDonald
Improving the energy efficiency of energy‑related products is an important part of the Government’s journey to Net Zero. The Energy Technology List is a government‑backed scheme featuring around 8,000 independently verified and accredited energy‑efficient products across 65 sub‑technology groups, including a wide range of refrigeration technologies used in the food and drink sector, and provides free, impartial information to support business procurement decisions.
Additionally, between 2020 and 2024, the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) offered the food and drinks sector more than £55m in grant funding to decarbonise and improve energy efficiency. This includes more than £7.7m for low-carbon refrigeration solutions. These projects will continue to be delivered until 2028 and are expected to make a lasting positive contribution to reducing energy bills and emissions.
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