«Among the many ways that sustainability has been defined, the simplest and most fundamental is: “the ability to sustain” or, put another way, “the capacity to endure.”»

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CONFERÊNCIA | «Cidades e Mobilidade Sustentáveis» | 23NOV2017 |14:00H |AUDITÓRIO CEIIA | MATOSINHOS

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«POLICY LEVERS FOR A LOW-CARBON CIRCULAR ECONOMY»

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«INTRODUCTION

The Paris Agreement calls for bold action to mitigate climate change.1 This cannot be achieved by renewable energy and energy efficiency alone and requires a fundamental shift in the way we produce, use and recover materials and products.
The circular economy is “restorative and regenerative by design, aiming to keep products, components, and materials at their highest utility and value at all times”. 2 It is a far-reaching concept aiming to optimise the way our economies deliver upon societal needs, and can play a crucial role in realising the transformational change needed to meet European climate targets.3
Climate change and circular economy policies are complementary, yet the potential synergies between these two policy fields are under-utilised and far from optimised. Important first steps toward a low-carbon circular economy are being taken by the European Union (EU) and front-running member states such as Finland, France, Germany, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

This study forms part of a broader project led by the European Climate Foundation’s Industrial Innovation for Competitiveness (i24c) initiative, which seeks to quantify the emissions reduction potential of circulaODUCTION

The Paris Agreement calls for bold action to mitigate climate change.1 This cannot be achieved by renewable energy and energy efficiency alone and requires a fundamental shift in the way we produce, use and recover materials and products.

The circular economy is “restorative and regenerative by design, aiming to keep products, components, and materials at their highest utility and value at all times”. 2 It is a far-reaching concept aiming to optimise the way our economies deliver upon societal needs, and can play a crucial role in realising the transformational change needed to meet European climate targets.3

Climate change and circular economy policies are complementary, yet the potential synergies between these two policy fields are under-utilised and far from optimised. Important first steps toward a low-carbon circular economy are being taken by the European Union (EU) and front-running member states such as Finland, France, Germany, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

This study forms part of a broader project led by the European Climate Foundation’s Industrial Innovation for Competitiveness (i24c) initiative, which seeks to quantify the emissions reduction potential of circular economy strategies in the EU. (...)»

«The increase in forest fires, seen this summer from North America to the Mediterranean to Siberia, is directly linked to climate change, scientists say. And as the world continues to warm, there will be greater risk for fires on nearly every continent»

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«Evaluating Progress on Climate Change»

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«Two years after the breakthrough achievement of the Paris Agreement, we asked global sustainability experts representing business, government, NGOs and academia to evaluate progress made by the global community on addressing climate change generally and implementing the Agreement specifically. Our expert panel’s assessment is bleak. 

More than half of these sustainability practitioners think that the global community is simply not moving fast enough to avert major damage by climate change, and fewer than one-third of respondents believe that we are making good progress implementing the global framework. Recent developments like the U.S. decision to pull out of the treaty and the rise of nationalist and protectionist agendas have fuelled pessimism about the future outlook of global frameworks and collective action. Experts also call out the absence of binding measures and lack of capital as major roadblocks to the achievement of the Paris goals. (...)» 

«How to build a board that's competent for sustainability»

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Termina assim:
«(...) Climate change, water scarcity, labor inequality, product safety. These are just a few sustainability issues affecting the bottom line of businesses. By understanding the impact of these risks on their companies and making them part of decision making, boards can meet the demands of a growing number of investors around the world — and unlock real business opportunities».

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