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Transition to climate neutrality needs accurate accounting for biogenic carbon


With the drastic reduction of CO2 emissions at its core, the European Union’s Green Deal sets ambitious goals for a climate-neutral economy by 2050. Assessing the environmental sustainability of products placed on the EU market, and in particular their contribution to the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, has gained traction. As the European


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Givaudan and LanzaTech announce their collaboration on developing sustainable fragrance ingredients from renewable carbon


Renewable carbon is carbon that avoids or substitutes the use of additional fossil carbon. Examples include carbon from CO2 and carbon recycling. Multiple commercial facilities are already licensing LanzaTech’s technology, converting various waste carbon sources to ethanol, including the conversion of industrial emissions in China, thanks to the power of industrial biology and a proprietary biocatalyst.


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On presents the first ever shoe made from carbon emissions in partnership with LanzaTech, Borealis and Technip Energies


Swiss sports brand On presents the first shoe made from carbon emissions, called Cloudprime. This is a significant moment in On’s journey to move away from petroleum-based resources by creating a new foam material called CleanCloud™, made using carbon emissions as a raw material. On is the first company in the footwear industry to explore


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On präsentiert ersten Schuh, der mit CO-Emissionen hergestellt wurde


Die Schweizer Sportmarke On präsentiert den neuen Cloudprime, den ersten Schuh, der mit Kohlenstoff-Emissionen hergestellt wurde. Dies ist ein Meilenstein in den Bestrebungen, Alternativen zu erdölbasierten Ressourcen zu finden. Der Cloudprime besteht aus CleanCloud™ EVA-Schaum und wird aus Kohlenstoffemissionen als Rohstoff hergestellt. On ist das erste Unternehmen in der Schuhindustrie, das CO-Emissionen als primären Rohstoff


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Find the Global Acrylic Acid Derivatives Market Growth with the Latest Research Report


Acrylic acid derivatives are important raw materials for the manufacture of a wide variety of industrial and consumer products. In the theme of sustainability, more economical methods that utilize cheaper and less toxic feedstock are urgently needed. Clean pathways can be realized through the direct functionalization of CO2, which plays a dual role of reducing


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We need massive amounts of carbon capture from air to decarbonize aviation, and policymakers must act now


At least 1.83 million tons per year (Mt/yr) of e-kerosene will be produced in Europe by 2030. The European Parliament’s draft of the main regulation supporting e-kerosene production and use in the European Union – the ReFuelEU Aviation – provides that 50% of all aviation fuel consumed in the EU needs to be synthetic by 2050. This


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Report lays out future scenarios for global chemical industry


A new report sends a dire warning to the chemical industry, which it says is on track for a future global warming scenario with catastrophic consequences, and sets out tangible, credible pathways for the sector to become an enabler of a sustainable global economy by 2050, while overseeing dramatic growth. The report, Planet Positive Chemicals, put


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Zukunftsszenarien für die globale Chemieindustrie


Ein neuer Bericht richtet eine düstere Warnung an die chemische Industrie, die dem Bericht zufolge auf dem Weg in ein zukünftiges Szenario der globalen Erwärmung mit katastrophalen Folgen ist, und zeigt konkrete, glaubwürdige Wege auf, wie der Sektor bis 2050 zu einem Wegbereiter einer nachhaltigen Weltwirtschaft werden kann, während er gleichzeitig ein dramatisches Wachstum bewältigt.


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Bahnbrechende Entdeckung bei der Umwandlung von Kohlenstoff für die Ethylenproduktion


Ein Forscherteam unter der Leitung von Meenesh Singh von der University of Illinois Chicago hat einen Weg gefunden, um 100% des aus Industrieabgasen abgeschiedenen Kohlendioxids in Ethylen umzuwandeln, einen wichtigen Baustein für Kunststoffprodukte. Ihre Ergebnisse sind in Cell Reports Physical Scienceveröffentlicht. Während Forscher seit mehr als einem Jahrzehnt die Möglichkeit erforschen, Kohlendioxid in Ethylen umzuwandeln, ist


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BASF and Samsung Heavy Industries collaborate on Carbon Capture & Storage onboard maritime vessels


BASF and Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) will carry out a collaborative feasibility assessment of capturing CO2 onboard maritime vessels using BASF’s OASE® blue technology for flue gas applications. Towards this end, both parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage (OCCS) technology at the trade show Gastech 2022 in Milan, Italy.


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