On 13-14 May, 35 scientists and industry representatives participated in an expert workshop on the impacts of digitalisation on energy, materials, the economy, markets, lifestyles, and society, and how these impacts directly or indirectly affect greenhouse gas emissions.
Lots of technologically mature options for electric busses are already available on the market. But what about all 15 million diesel busses still on the road today?
A paper resulting from the efforts of CircEUlar researchers together with collaborators from the sister projects CIRCOMOD and CO2NSTRUCT has been published in Nature Climate Change, outlining innovative strategies to significantly reduce both resource consumption and fossil fuel emissions.
Building on the ‘Towards Net-Zero through a Circular Economy’ workshop, which took place on March 14th in Brussels, T6 Ecosystems analysed the insights originating from this engagement process to help Consortium partners inform the narratives and modelling parameters adding richness and real-world relevance to the research.
This event will be particularly important for CircEUlar as it provides a valuable opportunity to compare research outcomes and gain a nuanced understanding of how the circular economy can contribute to achieving climate objectives.
The first Vienna Climate Biennale started its 100 day long festival program: CircEUlar is providing content on the potential of circular economy strategies to combat climate change.