Join us on Tuesday 27 June 2023 at 14:30-15:30 CEST for a fascinating online event on the role of circular economy in tackling the climate and biodiversity crises!
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Since 2015, the European Union has actively pursued the transition to a circular economy. This commitment began with the launch of the first EU Circular Economy Action Plan in 2015 and continued when the European Commission adopted a new Circular Economy Action Plan in March 2020.
Over the past few years, the context surrounding the transition to a circular economy has undergone significant changes at both the EU and global levels. The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of the global economic system, particularly concerning the security of supply chains for various products and materials. The war in Ukraine has also had a substantial impact on the prices of crucial commodities like food, energy, and fertilizer due to the dominant roles of Russia and Ukraine in these markets. Consequently, the global economic system’s fragilities have been laid bare, leading to a widespread cost of living crisis. As a result, the evolving global context has spurred a stronger commitment to transitioning to a circular economy.
The role of circular economy has been discussed as a tool for tackling the climate and biodiversity crises at the European and global level. At the same time, the discussion of limitations of circular economy have been gaining traction, tackling a variety of social and environmental aspects of the green transition. As the European Parliament elections are set to take place in May/June 2024 and the next European Commission is expected to start at the end of 2024, the role of circular economy in the next European Green Deal is of key importance.
This event will build on IEEP’s work on circular economy and its connections with climate, biodiversity and pollution, in particular its recent report ‘European Circular Economy policy landscape overview’ which provided an assessment of the development of circular economy policy at the EU level between 2020 and 2022.
The event’s aims are twofold:
- to create synergies between the existing knowledge and evidence on the role of circular economy in tackling the climate and biodiversity crises,
- to discuss key priorities for the potential and limitations of circular economy in the next European Green Deal.
AGENDA
14:30-14:35 Introduction & welcome
14:35-14:40 Presentation of the main IEEP report takeaways
14:40-15:05 Panel discussion
Tahmid Chowdhury, Programme Manager – Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Ke Wang, Program Director – Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy
15:05-15:25 Interactive exchange in the breakout rooms
15:25-15:30 Summary & closing
For more information about the event, please contact: Agata Meysner
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