IUPAC gives its full support and is fully committed to the recommendations of the statement by the International Science Council concerning the sixth report on climate by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in August 2021 and emphasises the crucial role that chemistry has to play in solving the challenges.

- Restructuring IUPAC at the Turn of the 20th Century
- Systems Thinking and Sustainability
- IOCD turns 40
- IUPAC Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry
- Combat Ethical Pollution in the Chemical Community
- One Hundred Years of Insulin

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Emerging Technologies have huge potential to transform the chemical landscape. This IUPAC project is to showcase the value of Chemistry and to inform the general public as to how the chemical sciences contribute to the well-being of society and the sustainability of Planet Earth.

View all finalists of 2019 and 2020. The 2021 will be announced in October.
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Ever wonder why plutonium got symbol Pu and not Pl?
Which car logo used to be an element symbol?
Where to find americium at home and why Mendeleev didn’t like tellurium?

If so, the IUPAC Periodic Table Challenge is just for you.

Chemistry is all about diversity: each new bond, each additional group makes the whole richer and stronger. IUPAC recognizes that to fulfill its vision, it must strongly commit to embracing and promoting transparency, diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities for all.