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South Wales Materials Association (SWMA)

The South Wales Materials Association cover an area from Cardiff to as far west as Aberystwyth. The majority of our events are held at Swansea University Bay Campus ​

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16 Mar 2021, 6.00 PM Talk/Lecture

It’s not easy being green

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By Professor Peter Holliman, 

Chemistry Engineering Materials Environment Group (CEMEG), Swansea University



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Talk Abstract

But what does being green really mean? 

The Industrial Revolution was driven by fossil fuels and, since then, the global economy has thrived and grown using coal, oil and natural gas. However, as long ago as 1896, Arrhenius predicted a link between atmospheric CO2 and rising atmospheric temperatures1. Since the 1950s, this prediction has come to pass with clear increases in tropospheric CO2 rising from about 315 ppm to more than 400 ppm. And recently increasing temperature and extreme weather events have reflected our changing climate.  

So how easy is it to be green when we have a well-established global economy based on fossil fuel to the point where, for example, crude oil prices or coal consumption can be used to measure economic success. And given this established equilibrium, how do we transition away from fossil fuels to a greener global society against a backdrop of rapid population growth, ever increasing demands on resources and extrapolating predictions of future energy demands? For example, should we use carbon taxing, should we decarbonise and, if so, what might that look like?

Using case studies relevant both to south Wales and internationally, this talk will consider the green paradox and how this impacts on raw materials, manufacturing and recycling. 


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