We don’t want to have to rearrange all of our architecture, just because there's a new product available.
While contemplating this I remembered a quote from Jurassic Park “Life will find a way!”; and although the dominant species on earth have been lost a number of times in the past, others better adapted to the new conditions, survive and flourish.The rise of the dinosaurs came after volcanic eruptions led to conditions which wiped out 95% of the species on earth with a global temperature rise of about 7. o. C. The strike of a meteor led to the mass extinction of the dinosaurs and the rise of mammals.
A rise of 3-5. o.C may be enough to see the end of hominids, us..I feel my own responsibility for the situation.
I have consumed, benefitted from cheap energy, travelled on business and for pleasure to far flung places.My lifetime carbon footprint will be in the top 25% of the world population despite my efforts now to minimise it.
I have three children who are very aware and are taking decisions which will mean their impact on the world will be positive.. What should I do in this contrite state?
Should I wear a hair shirt, carry around my guilt, or go and live like a hermit?.Forming new connections across a broad sweep of the whole ecosystems of solvent use in Pharmaceutical and Agrochemical manufacture seemed to create some new insights, clarity and catalyse future collaborations.. What is the solvent dilemma?.
Solvents are used in large quantities in chemistry-based processing, their release to the atmosphere is climatically impactful, their waste streams are environmentally toxic, they represent a significant cost and risk in terms of treatment and regulation.There is a significant problem and no clear single path to addressing it.
Some progress can be made intra-company, other parts require innovation in the supply and waste chains.Technological solutions need regulatory change, and other parts will need cross-sector collaboration.. To address the problem requires significant investment in capital and resources.