Construction

The construction sector drives the largest extractive industries in the world, storing valuable materials for long time spans in our buildings and infrastructure. This makes it the prime target sector for circular economy strategies, while on the other hand lowering the energy consumption of buildings during their usage.

Synergies between CE transition and net zero pathways in South Australia South Australia decommissioned its coal-fired power plants and plans to expand its... read more
A metabolic analysis in Thua Thien Hue province with water footprints Based on the data from a metabolic analysis, stakeholders convened in Thua... read more
online toolbox for circular economy and climate action GHG mitigation resilience into Nationally determined contributions An open-source Toolbox for climate policymakers seeking to integrate circular economy principles: now live! Current efforts by countries to reduce their carbon footprint fall short of... read more
Luxembourg’s Vision 2050 looks W.S. Jevons (1835-1882) in the eye The Ministry of the Economy of Luxembourg developed a vision for the... read more
Two sessions at the first Blue Zone Festival: Craft your own Blue Zone The first edition of the Blue Zone Festival took place in Zwolle.... read more
Embodied carbon reduction in EU construction makes economic sense The European Commission is considering whether to regulate GHG emissions related to... read more
Global Circularity Gap Report 2023: Cut material extraction by 30% With a circular economy, we can fulfil people’s needs with just 70%... read more
Blog: Five open-source, metabolic quick scan tools for countries There is a growing number of online tools available to map out... read more
Blog: 6 ways to cut embodied carbon in construction (in pictures) This blog post examines the effects of reducing the embodied carbon of... read more
Lao PDR: The circular economy brings net carbon neutrality within reach by 2040 A metabolic analysis and broad stakeholder engagement process brought 17 interventions to... read more
Blog: The Gambia receives global recognition as the circular economy keeps the country on track to below 1.5°C The second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) from The Gambia includes greenhouse gas... read more
The GEF: 12 priorities for circular climate action in low- and middle income countries Commissioned by the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP), which advises the... read more
Circular GHG mitigation opportunities in The Gambia: a systems’ approach The Gambia is enhancing its greenhouse gas mitigation pledge under the Paris... read more
2021 Global Circularity Gap: Merely doubling circularity can bring us back to ‘well below 2 degrees’ Enacted globally, a circular economy can close the Emissions Gap. This study... read more
Vanuatu: The circular economy pathway to reducing greenhouse gas emissions while preserving national assets The Government of Vanuatu is leveraging the circular economy to increase the... read more
The economic, social and environmental opportunity of the circular economy in Indonesia Entering a decade towards the sustainable development goals and the target of... read more
Circular economy NDC Paris Agreement UNDP Shifting Paradigms Enhancing ambition climate change mitigation adaptation UNDP UNEP UN Environment UNDP and UNEP collaborating on inclusive and systemic climate action through the circular economy UNDP and UN environment launched a joint article stating that a 1.5°C world... read more
2020 Global Circularity Gap Report: Circularity is in decline, but countries are stepping up to reverse the trend January 21, Davos – The 3rd Global Circularity Gap Report finds that... read more