News & Events
Mapping Europe’s Material Backbone: New High-Resolution Data Reveals Circular Economy Opportunities and Challenges
A new report from TU Berlin, PIK, NTNU and BOKU reveals the composition and location of Europe’s massive material stock in buildings, transport infrastructure and vehicles across the EU27, Norway, Switzerland, and the UK.
New Review: Circular Economy and Climate Mitigation
As global resource use and emissions keep rising, the circular economy (CE) is gaining traction as a strategy for avoiding waste and reducing virgin raw material demand, thereby potentially also mitigating energy demand and GHG emissions.
Backcasting for a More Circular Future: A Planner’s Perspective
Throughout the CircEUlar project, stakeholder engagement opportunities have been planned at key milestones to ensure that the research is informed, enriched and validated by practitioners. Taking advantage of the Consortium’s gathering in Berlin, research partners T6...
Shaping a Low-Carbon Future: Highlights from the CircEUlar Project Meeting in Berlin
The event was not only an opportunity to review progress and share research, but also to hold stakeholder workshops connecting the project team with external experts and policy actors.
How Extended Producer Responsibility Can Transform Material Flows in Europe
The results from CircEUlar will provide valuable insights to inform European Union circular economy policies, linking to material flows and strategies for slowing, narrowing, and closing material loops. One instrument of particular interest to the consortium is EPR.
Insights from CircEUlar at the 12th International Conference on Industrial Ecology
Jakob Napiontek presented the latest developments of EUBUCCO, a comprehensive expansion of the existing building database the EUBUCCO buildings dataset as part of the CircEUlar project
New article on uncertainty in estimates of material stocks
We call for transparent reporting, uncertainty assessments, further data collection, and greater collaboration through open-access tools and standardized approaches.
Circular citizenship behaviours: How individuals can promote systemic change towards a circular economy
A new theoretical framework developed by our colleagues at the University of Groningen sheds light on how individuals can go beyond personal consumption and actively contribute to systemic change to achieve a circular economy.
How circularity could contribute to driving climate change mitigation in the Built Environment?
On June 18th CircEUlar, CIRCOMOD and CO2NSTRUCT presented preliminary findings and insights on how, in the built environment, circularity could contribute to driving climate change mitigation as part of EU Green Week.
Building a Greener Future: Circular Economy Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation in the Built Environment
Transitioning to a circular economy model, through the reuse of materials, sustainable construction practices, and improved renovation strategies, can play a key role in climate change mitigation and the reduction of environmental impacts.