NASA & Others Start LAUNCH, a Platform to Advance Green Chemistry Using Renewable Sources
LAUNCH is an open innovation platform that was founded by NASA, NIKE, The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and The U.S. Department of State to identify and foster breakthrough ideas for a more sustainable world. LAUNCH aims to move beyond incremental change and make an impact at a system-wide level.
LAUNCH is currently focused on positively transforming the system of materials and manufacturing, which can have dramatic social, environmental and economic impacts on the world. In order to harness the innovation needed to advance this system, LAUNCH has issued a series of global challenges to address key barriers. Its current challenge focuses on green chemistry, a crucial component in a sustainable materials and manufacturing system. A portfolio of approximately 10 innovators will be selected for support, networking, and mentoring from influential business and government leaders.
With this LAUNCH System Challenge: Green Chemistry, LAUNCH seeks innovations that leverage or advance 'green chemistry' to transform the system of materials and manufacturing to one that advances global economic growth, drives human prosperity and replenishes the planet's resources. When referring to green chemistry we are using the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry, the definition which the Environmental Protection Agency also uses, in order to provide a common framing.
LAUNCH SYSTEM CHALLENGE: Green Chemistry seeks innovations in:
- Solutions that reduce the use of hazardous chemicals in materials and processes.
- Solutions that enable the use of low environmental impact, renewable feedstocks.
- Chemistry that enables end-of-life recycling or maximize the potential for closed loop systems while minimizing hazard.
- Solutions that increase energy, water, and raw material efficiency, minimizing the use of constrained resources.
- Solutions that maximize community, worker, consumer, and environmental safety from hazardous chemicals.
- Enabling models, education, and tools to help industry and consumers select greener chemistry alternatives.
- Solutions that reduce the use of hazardous chemicals in materials and processes.
- Solutions that enable the use of low environmental impact, renewable feedstocks.
- Chemistry that enables end-of-life recycling or maximize the potential for closed loop systems while minimizing hazard.
- Solutions that increase energy, water, and raw material efficiency, minimizing the use of constrained resources.
- Solutions that maximize community, worker, consumer, and environmental safety from hazardous chemicals.
- Enabling models, education, and tools to help industry and consumers select greener chemistry alternatives.
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