EU Circular Economy Planet

This report assesses the European Commission's March 2020 Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), noting that while it continues efforts from 2015, it focuses too heavily on production rather than consumption. The authors advocate for demand-side policy measures and the involvement of various levels of government and market leaders to transition to a circular economy and mitigate the environmental impacts of the linear economic model.

• The European Commission presented a new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) on 11 March 2020, which continues efforts started in 2015 to improve material circularity in the European economy. While the plan acknowledges key issues and gaps, it is criticized for focusing on production and products instead of consumption.
• The report argues that the linear 'take–make–use–dispose' economic model and the rising demand for natural resources are primary drivers of ecological collapse and climate change.
• The authors of the report recommend implementing demand-side policy measures and call for active participation from market front-runners as well as local, regional, and national authorities to support the EU's transition to a circular economy.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2020). EU Circular Economy Planet. https://www.sei.org/publications/eu-circular-economy-planet/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. EU Circular Economy Planet. 2020. https://www.sei.org/publications/eu-circular-economy-planet/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2020circular, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{EU Circular Economy Planet}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/eu-circular-economy-planet/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }