Meeting

With 90 million air conditioners sold annually — and demand rising due to climate change and growing incomes — why is the shift to climate-friendly refrigerants like R290 still so slow?

Join us on 19 and 20 May 2026 to discuss this topic. The virtual summit is jointly organized by the German Environment Agency (UBA) and GIZ Proklima on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Key Areas of Focus:

Join us on 𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 at 𝗘𝗧𝗛 𝗭𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 for a full day dedicated to the future of sustainable chemistry and chemical manufacturing. The event will bring together leading academics, industry experts and policy makers to explore how we can accelerate the transition to more sustainable chemicals and manufacturing processes across the entire value chain.

Our featured speakers:

▪️ Prof. Yvonne van der Meer, from Maastricht University, NL
▪️ Prof. Matthew Eckelman, from Northeastern University, USA

The Departments of Climate, Energy, and the Environment (DCEE) and Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (DAFM), and the International Advisory Council of the Global Bioeconomy (IACGB) will jointly organise the Global Bioeconomy Summit in Ireland in 2026.

Individuals and organisations are invited to complete the Expression of Interest to register participation interest in the summit.

Green Chemistry for Climate and Sustainability Certificate Program

Information Session 3

April 29, 2026 at 10:00 - 11:00 AM (Eastern)

Join us for an interactive information session to learn more about the Green Chemistry for Climate and Sustainability Certificate Program - a global training initiative designed to equip professionals with the tools to drive safer, more sustainable chemical innovation.

Green Chemistry for Climate and Sustainability Certificate Program

Information Session 2

April 2, 2026 at 7:00 - 8:00 PM (Eastern)

Join us for an interactive information session to learn more about the Green Chemistry for Climate and Sustainability Certificate Program - a global training initiative designed to equip professionals with the tools to drive safer, more sustainable chemical innovation.

Green Chemistry for Climate and Sustainability Certificate Program

Information Session 1

March 2, 2026 at 8:00 - 9:00 AM (Eastern)

Join us for an interactive information session to learn more about the Green Chemistry for Climate and Sustainability Certificate Program - a global training initiative designed to equip professionals with the tools to drive safer, more sustainable chemical innovation.

We invite you to join a virtual sandpit workshop, which will be held to support the development of a new digital sustainability assessment tool for chemical laboratory activities. The tool is being created as part of the Sustainability Training & Assessment for Research in Chemistry (STARC) Network, funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Designed for use in undergraduate practicals and student research projects, the tool will offer a simple, user-friendly way to evaluate the environmental sustainability of lab-based activities (akin to a COSHH form).

This one-day meeting on the subject of future feedstocks will continue SCI’s focus on sustainability. It aims to raise awareness of the latest Industry strategies and developing technologies that will drive the decarbonized future of the chemical industry. There is a growing call for the chemical industries to be less reliant on fossil fuel derived feedstocks and look to low carbon sources to help decarbonise manufacturing and reduce CO2 emissions.

The Faraday Discussions are unique international discussion meetings that address current and emerging topics at the forefront of the physical sciences.

Lignins are one of the most abundant components of plant biomass and new concepts for converting lignins into valuable products are important for scientific advances in biorefineries. However the structural complexity of lignins makes understanding their physical-chemical properties challenging.