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    In the quest for a sustainable economy, the creation of jobs supporting environmentally-friendly practices becomes paramount, posing challenges for both existing workers and policymakers.

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    We are rapidly expanding our reach into Earth’s orbital space and beyond.

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    Soils are vital for food production, biodiversity conservation, and climate regulation.

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    The year 2023 marks the mid-point of the 15-year period envisaged to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, targets for global development adopted in September 2015 by all United Nations Member States.

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    Chemistry has always had a central role in the provision of food and energy, materials and medicines. Recent years have increasingly seen chemistry research move towards environmentally friendly, sustainable products and processes.

    Image: Erin Dewalt, Lauren Robinson, David Schilter, Rachael Tremlett

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    Technologies play a critical role in ameliorating many of the sustainability challenges facing humanity and can be designed to limit human impacts on the environment.

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    Concerns are growing about an unfair distribution of the environmental impacts of human actions, and the unequal access to resources, across diverse communities worldwide.

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    There is growing interest in the role of natural solutions, working with nature, to address many sustainability challenges.

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    Water is at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), above and beyond SDG6 and SDG14.

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    Anthropogenic climate change is a scientific fact. Without immediate action, we are unlikely to meet the target goal of minimizing global warming to 1.5° C. This collection highlights the importance of human behaviour in climate action, mitigation and adaptation.

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