Doing Cold Smarter

Thermal energy, both hot and cold, is one of the major energy challenges. The provision of cold, or cooling, is integral to modern society; without it, the supply of food, medicine and data would simply break down. Yet cooling currently consumes large amounts of energy and causes a great deal of pollution. The Birmingham Energy Institute Policy Commission sought to develop a systems approach to address this challenge.

I was the co-ordinator for the University of Birmingham's Policy Commission “Doing Cold Smarter”. The commission was chaired by Lord Robin Teverson.