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Green chemistry

Green chemistry has been touted as the way forward for years, and in the last decade the field has exploded with new ideas, catalyzed by collaborations between companies and researchers. But despite all the progress, green chemistry is still its own branch of chemistry – still the exception rather than the norm. This series, which includes an event in New York City, will analyze the challenges and opportunities of green chemistry, and share ideas for making it mainstream.

22 January 2017

  • A worker checks cans on the production line at the Rexam factory in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, November 23, 2004. Rexam is the world leading beverage can maker, producing more than 40 billion cans a year. With 19 plants in Europe, 17 plants in the US and joint ventures in other key regions. Photographer: Jochen Eckel/Bloomberg News

    The BPA debate is back, as workers exposed to levels 70 times the average

    A new study has raised fresh concerns over the chemical commonly found in plastic packaging, which has been linked to a variety of potential health issues

13 December 2016

  • Historic Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico<br>AACHMD Historic Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    The surprising key to viable carbon sequestration: build more highways

    Many innovations aimed at reducing carbon dioxide have been put forward. Now, a California entrepreneur is proposing a more practical solution

10 November 2016

  • Shelf with Pesticides for garden use in Supermarket<br>FJYKAR Shelf with Pesticides for garden use in Supermarket

    Shoppers must use their purchasing power to lead green products revolution

    It’s easy to imagine the battle for greener chemistry as a titanic struggle between government and industry – but it’s consumers who really call the shots

31 October 2016

  • Sunrise in morning mist<br>epa05498750 A spider's web moistened by morning mist glitters in the light of the risintg sun near Lebus, Germany, 19 August 2016 morning. EPA/PATRICK PLEUL

    The oil detox: these companies are using yeast to wean us off fossil fuels

    For over a century, oil has ruled the chemical landscape. But some companies are betting that yeast may be able to push petroleum to the side

26 October 2016

  • For years, conventional wisdom has dictated that people need antibacterial agents to blast “bad” bacteria from their bodies. Now, researchers are challenging that view.

    How probiotics are fueling a toxin-free skincare revolution

    Growing evidence suggests that blasting bacteria off our bodies is the wrong approach. Now, skincare companies like AO Biome are trying something new

6 October 2016

  • Woman washing her hands with soap and water at a sink<br>Man washing his hands under running water.

    Plastic substitutes and other breakthroughs from 25 years of green chemistry

    On the 25th birthday of green chemistry, we speak to some of the innovators leading the charge on a toxin-free future

27 July 2016

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    What's next for green chemistry? Join The Guardian for this one-day event

    The Guardian’s Green Chemistry Conference will bring together voices and ideas from science and industry to explore a toxin-free future. Join us for this special one-day event in New York City on 2 November 2016

11 September 2015

  • A graduated pipette being inserted into test tube

    Chemistry's green revolution – video

    At a Guardian green chemistry conference held in New York in September, academics and nonprofit leaders agreed that chemists of the future will need to innovate to ensure the future of chemistry is a green one

3 September 2015

  • In this July 21, 2015 photo, students use a base to neutralize an acid during a summer school chemistry class at Neuqua Valley High School, in Naperville, Ill. A new online science exam that will be introduced to some students this coming school year signals a change in the way the subject is taught in Illinois. The exams are based on Next Generation Science Standards, which cover controversial topics like evolution and climate change. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT CHICAGO TRIBUNE; CHICAGO SUN-TIMES OUT; DAILY HERALD OUT; NORTHWEST HERALD OUT; THE HERALD-NEWS OUT; DAILY CHRONICLE OUT; THE TIMES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES

    In the future, the best chemistry practices will be green

    Gathering for a summit on green chemicals, industry leaders and academics discussed how to solve the problems that threaten to stall 20 years of good intentions

25 August 2015

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    Congress is finally poised to rethink outdated US chemical laws

    Congress, industry and environmentalists all agree that regulation of chemicals in the US is broken – but change could soon be on the way

19 August 2015

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    What will it take for brands to deliver on the promise of greener chemicals?

    That momentum behind green chemistry in the 1990s has never waned, but it’s never exactly exploded either. Is that about to change?

6 July 2015

  • Green chemistry

    Making green chemistry mainstream – event

    Join Guardian Sustainable Business and SC Johnson for an exclusive event discussing the challenges keeping green chemistry niche – and the opportunities to grow the market – on 2 September in New York City
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