Five key insights into a ground-breaking approach to carbon removal Carbon mineralization has the potential to remove significant amounts of CO from the atmosphere and produce useful products like concrete. Scaling up carbon mineralization requires addressing challenges such as water consumption, energy requirements and mining impacts ..read more

Microfactories are a viable solution towards achieving a circular economy Textile waste is a major problem, contributing to CO₂ emissions and surpassing emissions from maritime shipping and flights. Microfactories offer a local solution by converting urban waste into new raw materials. They shorten supply chains, reduce transportation costs and emissions ..read more

Valuable insights on waste management from indigenous people Indigenous cultural practices foster effective waste management through principles of waste prevention, minimization, reuse, and recycling. These practices reduce waste generation and divert waste from landfills and incinerators while promoting environmental protection ..read more

How to reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040 Plastic pollution is a pressing issue. The UN report suggests cutting global plastic pollution by 80% by 2040 through a circular approach. This involves reducing plastic use, promoting reuse and recycling, and diversifying into alternative materials. Governments, businesses, and society must collaborate ..read more

3 key takeaways of the G7 summit in May 2023 The G7 summit had potentially far-reaching implications that could help accelerate action to decarbonize global economies, protect biodiversity, and enhance circularity. The three key takeaways focused on the phasing out of fossil fuels, boosting renewable energy production and ending plastic pollution ..read more

Digitalisation is crucial to creating a global circular economy Most circular economy initiatives are focused on physical materials and resources. But scaling these globally, and across different industries, requires the building of coherent digital foundations. Governments need to set up frameworks which support the designing of a global digital backbone ..read more

Iceland has world’s biggest carbon capture plant The Orca plant, developed by Climeworks and Carbfix, combines carbon capture and storage technologies to permanently remove 4,000 tonnes of CO₂ from the air each year. It is a milestone for the direct air capture industry. This solution can be replicated everywhere and on ever larger scales ..read more

Gartner predicts that by the 2030s, the circular economy won’t just dominate, but will be the only economy. If today’s linear businesses are to survive, they quickly need to abandon existing practices and adopt circular models. Five of these models are described in The Circular Economy Handbook ..read more

21 strategies for achieving a circular economy The latest Circularity Gap Report presents 21 strategies for shifting towards a circular economy. These strategies, which could lower use of new resources by 28% and greenhouse gas emissions by 39%, are categorised by key society-driven requirements, such as housing, nutrition and transport ..read more