Sustainability
News, research, opinion and comment on sustainability from Chemistry World – including sustainable technology, renewable fuels, policy and regulation.
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Feature
How tyres are turning green
As the shift to using renewable and recycled materials in car tyres accelerates, Nina Notman talks to the manufacturers driving the change
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Business
Northvolt bankruptcy dents European battery industry ambitions
Swedish startup aimed to challenge Asian producers, but stumbled in scaling production
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Opinion
Chemistry will support India’s sustainability ambitions
Chemistry is central to addressing challenges across a range of sectors
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Opinion
Paul Anastas: ‘I’m proudest of being part of a global green chemistry community’
The father of green chemistry on his love of the environment, striving for unattainable perfection and breathing life into an old town library
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Opinion
Transforming food waste management in India
Challenges, innovations and the path to reducing waste
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Opinion
International lessons for designing India’s emissions trading scheme
How to make sure the country’s cap and trade system succeeds
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Opinion
Smart sensors can help deliver India’s net zero targets
Metal oxide–polymer composites offer a nanotech sensing solution
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Opinion
Can tax deductions enable sustainable citizen-driven green finance?
India’s income tax framework could provide the means for direct public investment
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Opinion
Chemistry is paving the path to net zero
From energy and materials to food and transport, the central science is having an impact
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Opinion
How can chemistry help developing countries decarbonise their economies?
The central science offers opportunities for energy, buildings, industry and transport
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Opinion
Teaching chemistry in the context of climate science
Changes to India’s undergraduate curriculum could be transformative
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Opinion
Creating carbon sinks in India: a law and policy perspective
India’s history of protecting its forests will be vital for its future
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Opinion
Building community-centric technology from the ground up
In India’s Uttarkhand state, public engagement has been the key to adopting new technology
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Opinion
Sodium-ion batteries could deliver India’s net zero ambitions
The promising energy storage alternative still faces a number of challenges
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Research
How ‘magic mud’ gives baseball pitchers a better grip
Unique mud formula coats and roughens baseballs, boosting control and grip for pitchers
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Business
Carbon capture making slow progress in UK and Europe
Government funding welcomed, but issues over strategy and CO2 purity persist
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Research
Sunlight-powered device harvests lithium from salty water
Low-energy device is a ‘step forward’ for sustainable lithium mining
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Business
Setting new standards for British laboratories
Lab Innovations brings together experts from all corners of the industry
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Research
How F1 plans to transition to ‘100% sustainable fuel’
Rule changes intend to make Formula One more environmentally friendly from 2026. But what are the changes, and can a sport known for gas-guzzling engines really go green?
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RSC
Industry and academic leaders unite to drive polymer sustainability
Leading industry figures and academics talk about the challenges faced in the transition to sustainable PLFs