Cool It for the Climate

Kroger must take action on climate change

Kroger’s refrigeration relies heavily on climate-polluting hydrofluorocarbons.  Tell the company it needs a concrete plan to reduce emissions and catch up to proactive competitors like Whole Foods and Aldi.

Kroger has a major problem with super-polluting, greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). These HFCs have thousands of times the warming capacity of carbon dioxide, and supermarkets are leaking millions of tons of them every year.

While Kroger is making some progress, its plan to address the issue falls well short of what is needed to help mitigate climate change.

Kroger needs to act by publicly committing to adopt ultra-low global warming potential refrigerants (<10 GWP) in all new stores and retrofits, and to develop a plan to phase out use of HFCs by 2035, with an interim target to heavily reduce HFC emissions by 2030.

Kroger’s plans fall far short of meeting its obligations to reduce its substantial climate emissions. As a leading grocery chain Kroger has to do more to protect communities and the planet.