‘Let’s Talk Science’, a monthly online seminar hosted by EMO Hannover 2023, shows technical solutions for climate-neutral production. Following all the excitement surrounding the Building Energy Act, the ambitious climate targets almost seem to have been forgotten. It is not merely a matter of making individual adjustments, rather of putting the economy and society as a whole on a climate neutral footing. Industrial processes, which are directly or indirectly responsible for more than a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions, offer great potential here. “And there's a lot more to it than simply offsetting carbon emissions through reforestation,” says Prof Matthias Weigold, Head, Institute of Production Management, Technology and Machine Tools (PTW), TU Darmstadt. “As engineers, we have to come up with better solutions,” he believes.

Weigold is the presenter of the July edition of Let’s Talk Science and is keen to raise awareness among companies of how technological solutions have a crucial role to play in successfully combating climate change. The focus is on minimizing and substituting carbon emissions. Pointing to existing best-practices in the machine environment, he will highlight the technical areas with potential in his presentation.

Transparency is an important prerequisite for minimizing climate-damaging greenhouse gasses. This is where carbon footprinting comes in. “It will be the next big thing because the requirements set out in the European Union’s CSR Directive are so complex and bureaucratic,” Weigold says. “However, automation and standardization can render the requirements manageable, even for medium-sized companies,” he adds. He will be discussing with the participants in detail how this can be done and will be explicitly addressing the needs of international companies, at Let’s Talk Science, July 26, 2023, from 11:30 to 12:30. Registrations are open now to discover the opportunities and to discuss them with the representatives of other companies to find out what action they are taking.

For registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/991754423275601500

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