Systematic Thinking For Chemistry and Sustainability

Question 1

5 Levels

Answer 1

1. Molecular/Material basis of sustainable chemistry
2. Orienting chemistry towards sustainability
3. Sustainability tools
4. Sustainability frameworks
5. Sustainability

Question 2

Level 1 components

Answer 2

Chemistry Research, chemistry education, practice of chemistry

Question 3

Level 2 components

Answer 3

Green chem.
Environmental chem.
Sustainable chem.
Circular chem.
One-world chem.

Question 4

Level 3 components

Answer 4

System thinking
Convergence
Life Cycle analysis
Material circularity

Question 5

Level 4 components

Answer 5

UNSDGs (UN Sustainability Development Goals)
Planetary boundaries

Question 6

Green chemistry

Answer 6

the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the generation of hazardous substances

Question 7

Sustainable chemistry

Answer 7

contributes in a sustainable manner to sustainability

Question 8

One-world Chemistry

Answer 8

adopts the “one-health” principle which affirms the fundamental interconnectedness among the health of people, animals, and the environment, and calls for systems-based and cross-disciplinary approaches to tackle sustainability challenges

Question 9

Environmental chemistry

Answer 9

attention to the unintended consequences of material transformation through the release of contaminants into different interconnected environmental subsystems

Question 10

Circular chemistry

Answer 10

extends green chemistry, incorporating circular economy concepts to provide its own 12 principles that direct attention to a hierarchy of choices