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Multinational Fast Food Chains Ignoring Mitigation Opportunity, Report Finds

11/1/2017

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Transitioning HFCs in India studied some of the fastest growing multinational fast food chains in India including McDonald’s, Starbucks, Subway and Domino’s for the second year in a row, and found direct emission benefits of transitioning to HFC-free systems.
WASHINGTON -- A new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals that a few multinational fast-food and beverage companies in India could avoid up to 38 million metric tons of CO2equivalent, the same as taking 8.5 million cars off the road for a year, by not using HFCs for cooling. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are potent greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air-conditioning, despite availability of alternative climate-friendly refrigerants. Last year, every country in the world committed to phase-down HFCs under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.

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“Under the Kigali Amendment, India will be one of the last countries to begin control measures on HFCs, making earlier action by multinationals imperative to keep pace with the global market,” said Avipsa Mahapatra, EIA Climate Campaign Lead. “This report shows that while switching to energy-efficient HFC-free alternatives could save them up to $300 million through 2030, big multinationals continue to use outdated cooling technology that adds to Indian emissions burden. These companies have no excuse to continue business-as-usual since such a switch is not only environmentally responsible and technically feasible, but also economically viable.”

Transitioning HFCs in India studied some of the fastest growing multinational fast food chains in India including McDonald’s, Starbucks, Subway and Domino’s for the second year in a row, and found:
  • Direct emission benefits of transitioning to HFC-free systems by the evaluated companies by 2030, would be the equivalent of taking 1.5 million cars off the road for one year.
  • Concomitant energy efficiency gains could result in additional avoided indirect emissions equivalent to taking 3-7 million cars off the road for one year.
  • Having installed 73,000 HFC-free standalone freezer cabinets throughout the country as of August this year, Hindustan Unilever stands out among the evaluated companies, avoiding up to 125,000 MTCO2e in direct emissions compared to HFC standalone retail units and reaping energy savings of about 9%.

"Even after the adoption of the Kigali amendment, multinational companies continue to practice double standards in developing countries like India. While they have made significant voluntary commitments to move to green cooling systems in their parent market, they refuse to do so in India. The government should think about imposing strict standards on them", said Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi.

The report urges multinational fast food and beverage chains to commit to HFC-free refrigeration and calls on the Government of India to mandate multinationals to use only low global warming potential refrigerants.

SOURCE Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)
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