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The ESPR aims to make products more reuseable, repairable, recyclable. Though necessary, this will pose new challenges for goods entering the EU market, customs authorities ...
Climate and Circular Economy
For more information
on the Climate and Circular Economy programme, please contact:
Chiara Antonelli
Head of programme
Natural resources and waste
EU policies are increasingly focusing on minimising natural resource use and maximising resource efficiency. At the same time, policies and legislation to address waste remain important to ensure excellent management of waste in the EU Member States.
IEEP works extensively on both natural resources and on product and waste policies. Our work consists of analysing existing policies, reviewing legislation and developing new measures.
IEEP’s work on resources includes research on natural resource use, resource efficiency, sustainable consumption and production, product policy and the circular economy. Our work on waste includes reviewing and proposing improvements to existing EU policy and law and Member State measures. The work ranges from large-scale research projects to detailed analysis of specific aspects of the legislation.
Latest news
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This WCEF2024 Accelerator Session explores the role of strategic partnerships and strategic projects between the Global North and the resource-rich Global South to ensure a ...
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Global economy relies fundamentally on the use of material resources – biomass, fossil fuels, metals, and minerals – for everything from food, agriculture and buildings ...
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How can the EU meet its growing demand for critical raw materials (CRMs) through domestic recycling? This event explores the gaps between EU ambition to ...
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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 ...
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A recent publication by IEEP on batteries from electric vehicles in the EU and Japan shows that there will be a massive demand for the ...
Research Director
Chiara Antonelli
Latest publications
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The EU aims to live within planetary boundaries, transition to a circular economy, and reduce environmental and climate pressures from production and consumption. However, current ...
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One of the biggest inefficiencies of the agri-food chain is food waste, a fast-growing phenomenon whose very existence seriously challenges planetary boundaries. One-third of all ...
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One of the biggest inefficiencies of the agri-food chain is food waste, a concerning, fast-growing phenomenon whose very existence seriously challenges planetary boundaries. While having ...
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This new report suggests a new EU Material Resources Law, to tackle the excessive use and consumption of material resources and support the EU’s Green ...
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This briefing considers how circularity can support the targets proposed in the European Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), and proposes recommendations for measures that could ...
