Circular economy

A circular economy is regenerative by design and as waste free as possible. At the heart of the circular economy is the idea of moving away from linear value chains to an approach that allows to cycle products and materials and make better use of existing assets.

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
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
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: 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
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
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
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
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
Article in WE: The circularity gap and strategies to close it The circular economy  combines the transition to a circular economy with reducing... read more
“the GEF should mainstream circular economy concepts into its overall strategy” (STAP, 2018) The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel, an independent group of scientists that... read more