Climate policy

Incentivising low-carbon and circular development is about incentivising what you want more off, and taxing what you want to see less. Putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions and encouraging their mitigation is one way to gradually move towards higher taxes on resource extraction and use, and lower taxes on labour.

Embodied carbon reduction in EU construction makes economic sense The European Commission is considering whether to regulate GHG emissions related to... read more
Open-source data and circular economy tools for climate policymakers Current efforts by countries to reduce their carbon footprint fall short 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
Blog Post: Data visuals for The Gambia Data visualization Decoupling economic growth from resource and energy use, requires understanding... read more
Circular economy NDC Paris Agreement UNDP Shifting Paradigms Enhancing ambition climate change mitigation adaptation UNDP UNEP UN Environment UNDP and UN environment colaborating 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
Blog: 7 lessons from a metabolic analysis in Asia 8 July 2019. The city of Almaty in Kazakhstan is the first... 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
A draft agreement for international cooperation under Paris: the case of solid waste in Peru The Nordic Partnership Initiative by the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) is... 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 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