Country Overshoot Day marks the date each year when a country would have exhausted its annual biocapacity budget — if everyone in the world lived like its population. In Germany, that date in 2025 falls as early as 5 May — more than three months earlier than in the previous year. At Leipzig University’s b-ACTmatter research and transfer centre, innovative approaches are being explored to address the growing scarcity of resources in the face of a rising global population — through sustainable production processes and circular economy technologies. The REPLACER project is developing new generations of hybrid living materials. These materials are designed to reduce plastic pollution by using CO₂ and methane, says project lead Dr Rohan Karande in an interview.
Valentina Schmitz, PhD student in the BIOMAT junior research group of the Research and Transfer Center b-ACTmatter, presents the M-ERA-NET project REPLACER at the D-A-CH Algae Summit 2024 in Bern.
Current developments in the algae industry and research will be discussed at the event. It aims to promote networking and the exchange of experience between industry, science, and administration in the DACH countries.
