The American Chemical Society/Royal Society of Chemistry sustainability alliance acknowledges that the challenges of sustainability won’t be solved by a single organization or country. International collaboration is needed to move our world toward a sustainable future.
Elements of the ACS/RSC partnership include:
More about the ACS/RSC Sustainability Alliance.
ACS and RSC launched significant efforts toward exploring and communicating sustainability topics even before their alliance. Both organizations have covered topics in the following areas:
Energy (RSC)
- Biofuels (ACS)
- Confronting climate change: The quest for permanent solutions (ACS)
- Energy Conversion Factsheet (RSC)
- A more economical process for making ethanol from non-food sources (ACS)
- New Fuels: The Sun and More (ACS)
- Nuclear Energy Factsheet (RSC)
- Producing cost-effective biodiesel from sewage sludge (ACS)
- Roadmap for preserving the planet (ACS)
- Saving energy by reducing food waste (ACS)
- “Smart” roofs that can save energy (ACS)
- Solar Energy Factsheet (RSC)
- Stopgap measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (ACS)
Food (RSC)
- Agricultural Productivity Factsheet (RSC)
- Black rice bran may fight inflammation (ACS)
- Providing nutritious food (ACS)
- Providing safe foods (ACS)
Future cities (RSC)
- Nanotechnology promises more sustainable buildings, bridges, and other structures (ACS)
- The quest for permanent solutions (ACS)
- The right choices on transportation can shrink your own personal carbon footprint (ACS)
Human health (RSC)
- Combating disease (ACS)
- Diagnostics Factsheet (RSC)
- Drugs and Therapies Factsheet (RSC)
- Hand washing really helps stop spread of disease (ACS)
- Promoting public health (ACS)
- Providing nutritious food (ACS)
- Providing safe foods (ACS)
- Toward a fast, accurate urine test for pneumonia (ACS)
Lifestyle and recreation (RSC)
- Dusting off a hidden challenge (ACS)
- “Green” roofs can help fight global warming (ACS)
- Just five minutes of “green exercise” optimal for good mental health (ACS)
Raw materials and feedstocks (RSC)
- Biodegradable plastic from milk and clay (ACS)
- Conversion of Biomass Feedstocks Factsheet (RSC)
- Conservation of Scarce Natural Resources Factsheet (RSC)
- Decomposing BPA-containing plastic using a “fungus among us” (ACS)
- New Fuels: Biofuels (ACS)
- Our sustainable future (ACS)
- Stopgap measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (ACS)
- Sustainable Product Design Factsheet (RSC)
Water and air (RSC)
- Combating disease (ACS)
- Drinking Water Quality Factsheet (RSC)
- Electrified nano filter promises to cut costs for clean drinking water (ACS)
- Promoting public health (ACS)
- Supplying safe drinking water (ACS)
- Water desalinisation: Freshwater from the sea (ACS)
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