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.

Chinese waste ban forcing a breakthrough in circular economy ambitions in Australia Since China decided to restrict the import of 24 categories of recyclable... read more
Blog Post: Data visuals for The Gambia Data visualization Decoupling economic growth from resource and energy use, requires understanding... read more
The circular economy gaining traction in the EECCA region With their heavy industry and highly educated workforce, the countries of the... read more
Blog: 7 lessons from a metabolic analysis in Asia 8 July 2019. The city of Almaty in Kazakhstan is the first... read more
Material flow analysis and metabolic analysis of Almaty, Kazakhstan in Agriculture, food, construction, industry, green growth Kazakhstan, Belt and Road Initiative / Циркулярная экономика в г. Алматы - анализ материальных потоков, Зеленый рост, Один пояс – один путь Центральная Азия Metabolic analysis and circular economy strategies for Almaty, Kazakhstan 5 July 2019. The city of Almaty is the first city in... read more
2019 Gap Report: Circular economy strategies would tip balance in battle against dangerous climate change The world can maximise chances of avoiding dangerous climate change by moving... read more
Two circular Economy Scans for North Holland North published Seventeen municipalities in the Dutch province of North Holland have joined forces in... read more
Looking beyond borders: The circular economy pathway for pursuing 1.5°C Since the Paris Agreement adopted the 1.5° C limit to global warming,... read more
2018 Global Circularity Gap report reveals our world is only 9% circular 23 January 2018, Davos. – With over 90% of the raw materials... read more
Policy levers for a low-carbon circular economy The Paris Agreement calls for bold action to mitigate climate change. This... read more
COP23 Side Event: Elevating the ambition of climate action with circular economy strategies COP 23 side-event Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 13:15 – 14:45 Meeting Room... read more
Circular economy GHG mitigation strategies for Lao PDR Lao PDR is strategically located in the heart of Southeast Asia and... read more
circular economy initiative in Almaty, Kazakhstan, green growth, Belt and Road Initiative / Детская игровая площадка, построенная из б/у паллет, г. Алматы (Это двор), Циркулярная экономика, Зеленый рост, Казахстан, Один пояс – один путь Blog: Stakeholder engagement in Almaty through data visualisation The resource and energy efficiency of an economy is more than the... read more
Blog 4/4: Five actions to mobilise climate finance for a circular future A transition to the circular economy requires significant investment into research, developing,... read more
Blog 3/4: Five opportunities for the circular economy to strengthen the Paris Agreement The Paris Agreement entered into force in November 2016, after receiving sufficient... read more
Analysis of resource extraction, import and export in agriculture, mining, transport, construction to identify opportunities fo resource efficiency in a metabolic or material flow analysis Blog 2/4: Five ways the circular economy can raise the ambition of climate policies and strategies 21 percent of the resources we consume* are the fossil fuels that... read more
Blog 1/4: Five Questions to understand why the circular economy contributes to climate change mitigation The circular economy offers innovative greenhouse gas mitigation solutions which are mostly... read more
Policy session in Bonn: The circular economy pathway for pursuing 1.5°C Circular economy strategies offer promise to address the current greenhouse gas emissions... read more