In recent decades, concern about the impact of humans, primarily industrial activities, on negative climate change has become an everyday topic and has found its place in most scientific fields. The voice of the young population is also becoming important, especially through actions that sometimes even involve boycotting school classes as a form of awarness campaigns.

However, an important topic that, in our opinion, will be increasingly relevant in the coming years and decades is the “reconciliation” between the necessity of the existence of heavy industry and our desire as inhabitants of the planet to protect it from fatal climate change and pollution in general. This year, the NanoPoly Center will draw attention through a series of important events to the fact that this reconciliation is possible.

Young people need to know that their favorite jacket or T-shirt is made from synthetic microfibers that come from polymers, and polymers from oil. And yet the favorite phone, tablet, or computer in front of them contains minerals from over 60 different mines. To maintain all the comfort that this means, young people need to know more and become carriers of advanced environmental protection technologies, many of them deep techs.