Sustainability – Page 9
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News
US National Academies proposes $125 million ocean carbon sequestration effort
Proposed programme would study the potential of various ocean-based carbon dioxide removal strategies to address climate change
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Research
Majority of top chemicals on market deemed environmentally unsustainable by new metric
Researchers call on chemical industry to embrace absolute environmental sustainability criteria
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Opinion
Picturing the future
If we don’t embrace the vision of a sustainable future, who will bear the climate costs?
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Feature
The labs pointing to a greener future for Africa
Tackling climate is not just a job for scientists in more developed countries. Munyaradzi Makoni talks to researchers in Kenya and South Africa to find out more
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Opinion
A clouded view of industry emissions
Standards and auditing are sorely needed if emissions targets are to be upheld
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Opinion
A red pill for green medicines
The pharmaceutical industry is taking action towards net zero
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Opinion
James Clark: ‘I hate waste in any sense’
The pioneering green chemist on the development of the field and the power of waste
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Careers
Chemistry career options in sustainability
There’s a wide variety of jobs that place the environment at their core
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Opinion
Reverse combustion is preparing for takeoff
Where burning hydrocarbons is unavoidable, creating them from atmospheric carbon is a promising option
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Business
Oil & Gas industry emissions reduction pledges under scrutiny
Under increasing pressure, big firms are making sweeping climate pledges. How do they stack up?
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Feature
How ammonia could decarbonise shipping
Andy Extance discovers why the compound best known as a fertiliser is a surprising candidate to power enormous container ships
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Careers
Is hybrid working sustainable?
The environmental impacts of working from home part of the week vary
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Research
Model performs reality check on adsorbents for carbon capture
Tool could save researchers time by assessing new materials from a variety of angles
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News
World’s scientific advisers call for action on climate change
Senior science advisers and heads of science academies in over 20 nations urge world governments to accelerate R&D
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Careers
How to run a sustainable chemistry lab
A lot of research focuses on sustainability and climate change – but how much thought is put into making research itself more sustainable?
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Opinion
Arlene Blum: ‘Our summit is reduced toxics’
The biophysical chemist on the link between climbing and reducing the use of toxic chemicals
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Feature
The RSC’s climate challenge
The Royal Society of Chemistry aims to use Cop26 as a springboard to a more sustainable future. Rachel Brazil reports
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Research
Cooking oils work as solvents for metal-catalysed reactions
Suzuki–Miyaura, Hiyama, Stille, Sonogashira and Heck cross-couplings shown to proceed with quantitative yields in certain vegetable oils, fish oil, butter and waxes
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News
Net zero strategy sets sights on slashing UK industry’s emissions by 2035
Carbon capture and storage, nuclear and hydrogen will all play a part in making industry greener
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Article
Facilitating the future
A view from the top at Johnson Matthey on the future of drug development