To achieve a more sustainable future, the world needs to shift from a take-make-waste economy to a circular one focused on reuse, repair and recycling. Indeed, as Inger Andersen, executive director of the UN environment programme, said at the recent COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, “many more nations must take up the circularity baton in their new climate pledges” if we’re to have a chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C.
In Belfast, the QUILL research centre (Queen’s University Ionic Liquid Laboratories) is pioneering technologies that could accelerate this much-needed shift. It’s based at Queen’s University Belfast, which is known for its cutting-edge research in the fields of green chemistry and renewable energy, and its commitment to sustainability and environmental leadership.
