CircEUlar Project

📣 Mapping Europe’s Material Backbone: circeular.org/mapping-euro...
👉 A new #CircEUlar report reveals the composition and location of Europe’s massive #MaterialStock in #buildings, #TransportInfrastructure and vehicles across the EU27, Norway, Switzerland, and the UK.

Situating the circular economy and its aim to narrow, slow, and close material cycles vis-à-vis global material cycles, energy use, and GHG emissions. (a) Locating the micro-/meso-level 10R measures (40) and their envisioned macro-level outcomes of narrower, slower, and more closed material cycles. (b) Global economy-wide resource use patterns and the resulting waste and emissions, differentiating resources used for energy provision, food, and feed, from the materials processed into long-lived material stocks and short-lived products. Data taken from Reference 8. (c) Global GHG emissions by sector including upstream emissions from electricity and heat provision. Data taken from References 7 and 56. Abbreviations: AFOLU, agriculture, forestry, other land use; GHG, greenhouse gas; Gt, gigatons (109 metric tons).

‼️As resource use & emissions rise, the #CircularEconomy (CE) is emerging as a key strategy to cut waste, raw material demand, #Energy use & #GHG emissions.
👉 Our #CircEUlar partner @bokuvienna.bsky.social reviewed 75 studies on 500+ CE measures: circeular.org/new-review-c...

🌍 Shaping a #LowCarbon Future: #CircEUlar convened in Berlin for a 3-day project meeting!
It was an opportunity to review progress, share research, amd to host stakeholder workshops connecting the team with external experts and policy actors.
👉 Read some highlights: circeular.org/shaping-a-lo...

The #CircEUlar project meeting in Berlin is drawing to a successful close. These past days have fostered productive collaboration on #CircularEconomy pathways, both within the consortium and with external stakeholders.
‼️ A detailed "story" and key insights will be shared soon.

The #CircEUlar consortium is gathering (22–24 Sept) at @pik-potsdam.bsky.social from 22–24 September to discuss #CircularEconomy strategies for a #LowCarbon Europe: Workshops, stakeholder dialogues and policy insights are in full swing!

♻️ How can Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) transform material flows in Europe? The results from #CircEUlar will provide valuable insights to inform EU #CircularEconomy policies, focusing on strategies to slow, narrow, and close material loops: circeular.org/how-extended...
@ecesp.bsky.social

4 autumn tips to help nature & yourself!

In parts of Europe, autumn is approaching & many of us are heading back to work or school. As you prepare for colder weather, there are plenty of ways to do it more sustainably & in an environmentally friendly way. 🍂

🗣️ At #ISIE2025, Jakob Napiontek presented the latest on EUBUCCO v1.0: circeular.org/insights-fro...
💡The key innovation? A new material layer that maps the structural type of each building and connects this information to material intensity databases.
👉 It will be released at the end of #CircEUlar!

📣 New article on #MaterialStock estimation & uncertainty: circeular.org/new-article-...
The authors reviewed 32 papers: differences in methods, data, system boundaries create uncertainty. The authors call for more transparency, uncertainty assessments, open tools to support sustainable resource use.

🚨 How can the #CircularEconomy in the #BuiltEnvironment drive #ClimateChangeMitigation? During the #EUGreenWeek, on June 18, experts and stakeholders from CIRCOMOD, CircEUlar, and CO2NSTRUCT will discuss innovative #Circular approaches that can transform the sector: circeular.org/circular_eco...

Grasping how different urban patterns affect local energy and materials demand

Grasping how different urban patterns affect local energy and materials demand

🚨 At INEGI, the #CircEUlar team is exploring how urban form influences #energy and #material consumption using a spatial model that analyses key urban indicators.
👉 We’re comparing two case studies, Porto and Berlin: curious? Read Here: circeular.org/grasping-how...

Breaking the linear trap The researchers aiming to transform how we produce and consume

📢 Our Project Coordinator from @iiasa.ac.at was interviewed to discuss how researchers are working to transform the way we #produce and #consume. In the face of today's challenges, the need for #TransformativeSolutions has never been more urgent!
👇 Read Here: alterclimatechange.com/publication/...

Developing Preliminary Pathways with Stakeholder Feedback

📢Our #CircEUlar research partner @t6ecosystems.bsky.social designed, organised & delivered four online sessions with stakeholders to explore the future of the #BuiltEnvironment, #Mobility, #Digitalisation, and #HouseholdAppliances & #Waste in a more #CircularEconomy 👉 circeular.org/developing-p...

📣 How can we improve #ClimateModels to better show how people and society change their #EnergyUse?
✍ In a new blog post, we discuss the findings of a paper that calls for a modular, complementary modeling approach: circeular.org/how-modular-...

How often do European citizens aim to influence the government, businesses, and people around them to be more circular?

🔎 How often do European citizens aim to influence the government, businesses, and people around them to be more #circular?
👉 In a multi-national questionnaire study, #CircEUlar’s team from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands sought to find out. Learn More: circeular.org/how-often-do...

📣 Over the next few weeks, our #CircEUlar partners, @t6ecosystems.bsky.social & @iiasa.ac.at will be running a series of interactive online stakeholder workshops to explore the future of a #CircularEconomy across four key areas.
👉 Discover More: circeular.org/buildings-mo...

🔎 Focusing on #EnergyUsing durable goods, we assess how increasing EPR fees could alter consumption habits and boost “consumer” #CircularEconomy practices with the CIRCEE-LIFE model: circeular.org/changing-con...

Europeans still want climate action, but don't trust governments to deliver Despite recent election results, underlying concern about climate change has not changed significantly

🗣️ Europeans Still Care About the #ClimateCrisis
Despite the challenges of recent years, people across Europe remain deeply concerned about the #ClimateCrisis. Many still view it as a top priority for EU policymaking.
👉 Learn More in this Policy Brief from Bruegel : www.bruegel.org/policy-brief...

♻️ It’s time to step up with stronger action to boost the #CircularEconomy, reverse the #BiodiversityDecline, and cut down the EU’s #ConsumptionFootprint.
📌 Look at the Monitoring report on progress towards the 8th EAP objectives - 2024 edition: eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...
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The #CircularEconomy is seen as part of the solution!!