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COP23 Side Event: Elevating the ambition of climate action with circular economy strategies

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COP 23 side-event

Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 13:15 – 14:45

Meeting Room 4

Organised by

Logos side event UNFCCC Shifting Paradigms UNDP UNCTAD IDB Chatham House circle Economy Stanley Foundation Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Effective climate action requires tapping into renewable sources of both energy and materials, and extracting the most societal value and utility out of them at all times. Around 67% of global greenhouse gas emissions is related to material management and, taking Europe as example, allocated to the production products and materials of which 95% is waste after just one use-cycle. Practise shows that applying circular economy concepts opens new greenhouse gas mitigation options which are mostly left unexplored, yet crucial to honour the Paris commitments.

This side event explores how we can align climate policy, the architecture of the Paris Agreement and climate finance to develop this potential, while contributing to the economic development and low-carbon growth ambitions of developing countries.

Introduction:  Ms. Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General UNCTAD

Segment 1: Introduction to circular economy concepts and how it can contribute to increasing the ambition of collective climate action towards the 1.5⁰C target

Speakers and panellists: Vintura Silva, Massamba Thioye (UNFCCC), Jelmer Hoogzaad (Shifting Paradigms), Matthieu Bardout (Circle Economy), Rei Tang (Stanley Foundation), Felix Preston (Chatham House), Ellen Macarthur Foundation, Ms Amal-Lee Amin IDB

Segment 2: Practical experience from developing countries with identifying and implementing circular economy strategies towards low-carbon development

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Speakers and panellists: with Case studies and initiatives from Laos, Kenya, China and India.

Download: Side Event Flyer, Side Event Report

Download: Shifting Paradigms/Circle Economy Presentation

Event recording

Project Details

Clients

Stanley Foundation

Team

Jelmer Hoogzaad

Partners

Circle Economy

Years of Implementation

2017

Topics & Sectors

#agriculture and forestry, #circular economy, #climate policy, #construction, #industry, #low carbon development, #waste

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topics

  • Circular economy
  • Cities and urban mining
  • Climate finance
  • Climate policy
  • Energy and resource efficiency
  • Low carbon development
  • Renewable energy

sectors

  • Agriculture and forestry
  • Construction
  • Energy and power
  • Households and SMEs
  • Industry
  • Transport
  • Waste
  • Water

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