Role of Green Chemistry Achieving Climate Justice
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https://doi.org/10.59436/ijpsr.v2i2.11.3139-342XKeywords:
Green Chemistry, Climate Justice, Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Renewable Feedstocks, Green Catalysis, Carbon Emission Reduction, Circular EconomyAbstract
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century and has negatively impacted the lives of vulnerable groups, which causes social, economic, and environmental inequalities. Accordingly, climate justice implies the fair distribution of environmental benefits and burdens and equitable access to sustainable resources. Global warming has been targeted by scientists using green chemistry principles, which have been acknowledged and valued for their contribution to sustainable industrial development. Since green chemistry promotes the use of environmentally friendly chemical processes, it helps achieve a lower level of hazardous waste, greenhouse gas emissions, and energy consumption. The current research analyzes the role of green chemistry in climate justice from the standpoint of relevant literature, current technologies, and actual practices. The paper provides an overview of the 12 principles of green chemistry and analyzes their contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, production of renewable energy, development of green catalysts, creation of biodegradable materials, and development of environmental-friendly agricultural and pharmaceutical technologies. The results indicate that attention to the process of green chemistry helps to minimize the level of environmental degradation and eliminate inequality in access to clean technologies.
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