Chemists funded to cut the environmental footprint of their labs

GSK carbon neutral lab

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The Royal Society of Chemistry to support 33 projects in 11 countries aiming to make chemistry research greener

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has announced the first round of projects that will receive funding under its Sustainable Laboratories programme. The programme, which aims to make chemistry research greener, was launched in 2022 following a global survey that found that 84% of chemical scientists in industry and academia wanted to do more to enhance the environmental sustainability of their labs.