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Digitalisation Narratives and Climate Change Mitigation
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.
E-retrofitting busses for a faster mobility turnaround and preservation of resources
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?
CircEUlar researchers lead the way in mitigating the material impacts of energy transitions
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.
Stakeholder Insights Summarised to Feed into Research Parameters and Narratives
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.
Unveiling Circular Economy Economic Modeling: Perspectives from the Joint Workshop
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.
Vienna Climate Biennale officially opened: CircEUlar is among the scientific partners
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.
Comprehensive update: The carbon content of global material stocks
A new study by BOKU researchers shows that the societal carbon stock reaches a geologically relevant size in the Anthropocene – integration into future balances of the global carbon cycle proposed.
Stakeholders come together to build on narratives for a European net-zero Circular Economy
CircEUlar in collaboration with fellow EU Horizon project PRISMA held a stakeholder workshop on 14th March 2024, bringing together experts and decision-makers from industry, policy and civil society to discuss circular strategies in the areas of digitalisation, mobility, and buildings.
Using building archetypes to estimate urban material stocks
Following an innovative and integrated modeling approach supported by machine learning algorithms, the CircEUlar research team is designing a comprehensive framework that combines physical urban features, socio-economic and behavioral variables.
Exploring alternative futures for digitalisation infrastructure
Image by rawpixel.com on FreepikThere have been diverse opinions regarding the impact of digitalisation on sustainability, ranging from being seen as an enabler, to potentially causing adverse effects (backfire). Irrespective of these perspectives, the demand for...