Sustainable development is not just about reducing the impact of economic activity on the environment; rather, it is mainly about the consequences of this relationship on the quality of life and well-being of society, both present and future. Given the grave environmental concerns we face today, new thoughts about circular and sustainable economies have become …
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What are renewable feedstocks? Renewable feedstocks entail the elimination of non-renewable carbon resources such as coal, oil, and natural gas as feedstocks for organic chemistry, otherwise known as de-fossilization. Humankind’s consumption of carbon-based material resources has created a series of interconnected environmental challenges: climate change, natural resource depletion, and the pollution of our air, land, …
How Does it Work? As a source of energy, green energy often comes from renewable energy technologies such as solar energy, wind power, geothermal energy, biomass and hydroelectric power. Each of these technologies works in different ways, whether that is by taking power from the sun, as with solar panels, or using wind turbines or the …