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https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tel ... its-stores
Tell Kroger to cut climate-polluting gases in its stores

Refrigeration systems in major retailers are leaking out super pollutant greenhouse gases called HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons).

HFCs have thousands of times the warming capacity of carbon dioxide and supermarkets are leaking millions of tons every year.

Some major chains like Target, Aldi, and Whole Foods are taking steps to reduce HFCs and use refrigerants with ultra-low Global Warming Potential (GWP) in their stores.

However Kroger – a major grocery store chain – is not. The company has only committed to using HFC-free alternatives in 7 new stores, with no plans for its nearly 2,800 existing stores. At this rate, it would take Kroger hundreds of years to move off HFCs!

The climate crisis is here, and we need Kroger to take action to cut these dangerous emissions on a more aggressive timeline.

Kroger’s investors are calling on the company to develop a plan to eliminate its use of HFCs. Friends Fiduciary filed a shareholder resolution with the company calling on it to act swiftly on HFCs. Now Kroger needs to hear from consumers as well.

HFCs account for a staggering 63% of Kroger’s direct climate emissions, so it should be a top priority in lowering its climate footprint.
Will our Fogbow scientists and engineers please explain?
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Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: Fri Jun 10, 2022 8:50 am Will our Fogbow scientists and engineers please explain?
Refrigeration systems leak over time and need to be periodically recharged. They also leak during installation, maintenance, and decomissioning. The refrigerants they are using are pretty bad, I didn't even know you could still use them... though I guess, well, TX, where being anti-enviroment is an identity and badge of honor.
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Under current EPA rules use of HFC refrigerants will be phased out by 2030. Thus Kroger won't take hundreds of years to convert to newer refrigerants.

The current refrigerants were adopted in the 1990s to replace refrigerants which damaged the ozone layer.

Those refrigerants were adopted in the 1930s to replace seriously toxic refrigerants like sulfur dioxide and ammonia.
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Thanks, all!
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