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Green Chemistry

Building a roadmap for safer and sustainable material chemistries: Addressing the PFAS problem through informatics and data-driven chemistry

Scientific research increasingly demonstrates that chemicals and materials essential for everyday products threaten natural systems and human health. Transitioning to sustainable, circular, and low-carbon economies depends critically on having safer chemicals available. We propose that materials scientists should also account the impact of the health hazards of chemicals associated with the synthesis, processing, and manufacturing of materials.

Circles of sustainability: an activity for visualizing synergies and trade-offs in a systems thinking environment.

In 2015 the United Nations created a framework comprising 17 aspirational goals known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a view towards peace and prosperity by 2030. Green Chemistry (GC) has always been recognized as a pathway to sustainability. However, the best solutions cannot be found if we look at each of these separately, but rather it is important to apply a systems thinking approach and recognize the interconnected nature of the systems being studied.

Green Chemistry and public policies: current situation, challenges and proposals for a sustainable future

This paper presents a pioneering analysis on the integration of Green Chemistry into public policies in Chile, highlighting its importance as a key tool to promote sustainability in the country. As environmental challenges become more critical globally, Green Chemistry emerges as a fundamental discipline to mitigate the negative impacts of the traditional chemical industry, promoting safer and more sustainable practices.

Green Analytical Chemistry Short Course at PittCon

Pittcon conference and exposition

This short course is designed to provide participants with an understanding of the principles of green chemistry and their application to chemical analysis. The course will begin by discussing principles of green chemistry and engineering as a supporting pillar of sustainable development. Metrics for evaluating the “greenness” of analytical methods are presented. Solvent selection and alternative solvents are discussed. Application of green principles to chemical separations and spectroscopy are introduced. Case studies will be presented to exemplify these green chemistry applications.

UN SDG: Learn Platform

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The UN SDG: Learn platform provides a variety of courses and resources based on each sustainable development goal (SDG), the 2030 Agenda, and related topics. It features self-paced e-learning courses, microlearning modules, and many materials, including documents, webinars, interactive learning packages, and training tools, to empower learners to increase their understanding of sustainable development. 

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