Sainsbury's will switch to CO2 to save CO2

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Swapping fridges that emit F-gases for CO2 equivalents will help the company cut its overall greenhouse gas emissions

UK retailer Sainsbury's has announced a seemingly counterintuitive strategy to cut the amount of CO2 emitted from its refrigerators - by switching them to use CO2. In a speech made today to the Environment...

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