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 many times and make better use of existing assets.

#articles 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
#articles 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
#articles 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
#articles 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
#projects 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
#articles The Guardian: 5 Ways the circular economy can help to mitigate climate change The 2015 Paris Agreement united 195 countries behind a commitment to limit... read more
#articles Circular economy: A key lever in bridging the emissions gap to a 1.5 °C pathway Circle Economy, Ecofys and Shifting Paradigms have called for a rapid transition... read more
#projects Urban mining of concrete End-of-life recovery altering the future of cement with Smartcrusher Concrete from demolished... read more
#projects Industrial ecology in the cement sector of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is one of the worlds’ main supplier of raw materials. Its... read more
#projects Assisting Morocco with integrating circular economy strategies in their climate policies The Government of Morocco is using circular economy strategies to reduce its... read more