Traditionally, circular economy policies have focused on reducing waste through repair, reuse, recycling and remanufacturing - lowering resource extraction, creating local jobs, and minimising environmental impacts. Beyond reducing the material use, these actions also play a crucial role in cutting emissions of cities and regions, especially the consumption-based ones. But what are the actions with the highest potential of reducing consumption-based emissions? How can local authorities ensure that those are realised by their administrations, citizens and businesses? Together, we will explore how to maximise the benefits and minimise operational challenges of circular economy actions through real-world examples. Participants will also identify and receiving guidance for implementing high-impact actions, ranging from efficiency (doing more with less) to sufficiency (reducing demand), in order to reduce their cities' consumption-based emissions.
This community includes 11 cities and regions from across Europe, each represented by a practitioner with hands on experience in this topic.
Participants:
- City of Antwerpen (BE)
- City of Copenhagen (DK)
- City of Espoo (FI)
- Guimarães Laboratório da Paisagem | Landscape Laboratory (PT)
- City of Hasselt (BE)
- City of Helsinki (FI)
- ReLondon, London (UK)
- Municipality of Porto (PT)
- City of Roubaix (FR)
- Sandnes Kommune (NO)
- City of Turku (FI)
- Additional cities and regions to be recruited on an ongoing basis.
Lead: CCRI Communities of Practice (Metabolism of Cities)
Supporting partner: VITO
Peer exchanges in this community feed into practical outputs that benefit both participants and the wider CCRI community. Explore the outputs from this community:
Case studies:
Developing a Consumption-Based Emissions Inventory to Inform Circular Economy Actions
White paper:
Consumption-Based Emissions and Circular Economy in cities: From Concept to Implementation
Policy brief:
Mind the hidden footprint: Why EU cities need to consider consumption-based emissions
Workshop (Recording):
How to introduce consumption-based emissions into your circular agenda?
Curious to learn more or contribute to the work of this community of practice?
- Contact: info@ccri-communities-of-practice.eu
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