- Transcritical CO₂ systems are increasingly being adopted in North America across supermarkets, refrigerated warehouses, and industrial food processing plants, thanks to their energy efficiency and low environmental impact.
- The AIM Act in the United States, alongside Canada’s proactive phase-down of HFCs under the Kigali Amendment, has accelerated the transition to natural refrigerants like CO₂, propelling market adoption.
- The United States dominates the regional market due to the large-scale deployment in national retail chains, well-established cold chain logistics, and financial incentives for green technologies.
- Canada is emerging as a significant adopter of CO₂-based systems due to robust sustainability mandates in provinces like British Columbia and Quebec, especially across grocery and food distribution networks.
- The retail sector continues to be the largest consumer, driven by the transition of major grocery chains (e.g., Walmart, Kroger, Loblaws) toward net-zero operations and the growing demand for energy-efficient refrigeration in new retail outlets and retrofitted stores.
