By Ana Birliga Sutherland and Jordi Pascual Torner
This article was first published by Maddyness UK
COP26 — hailed the most important meeting on climate of the last five years — has come and gone, and the season leading up to it has not been without its ups and downs…
By Yasmina Lembachar and Ana Birliga Sutherland
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By Natalia Mrówczyńska and Marvin Nusseck
The recent IPCC report issues the starkest climate change warning yet. The pressure to achieve net-zero (carbon neutrality) is mounting. However, decarbonisation and energy efficiency alone will not permit us to reach our greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets. Crucially, a 1.5-degree world must be…
Current national climate pledges — Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) — are overwhelmingly focused on the clean energy transition. While these can tackle emissions coming from petrol or diesel cars or electricity generation, 70% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from how we produce everyday goods — and the resources that…
By Laxmi Haigh (Lead of Editorial)
This article was originally published on the World Economic Forum (WEF)
Lying at the heart of Europe is a city otherwise known as the City of a Hundred Spires, renowned for its abundance of gothic architecture and UNESCO world heritage stamp. …
This article was originally published as an Industry Opinion piece on Smart Cities World.
The built environment is responsible for a significant share of environmental degradation: from soaring greenhouse gas emissions, to intensive resource use and biodiversity decline. Buildings are often developed without regard to the ecosystems of which they…
By Claudia Alessio (Research Analyst, Cities)
Cities have an incredible opportunity to realign human interests with nature and its biodiversity. Due to the lockdowns of the past year, many people have found a renewed appreciation for green public space and blue skies. Now, some cities are leveraging the opportunity of…
New research suggests we need more nuance in discerning what is circular and what is sustainable
By Olga van Meeteren (Circular Metrics Researcher at Circle Economy)
Becoming circular is an increasingly popular business idea — and while this is a positive development, companies wrongfully advertising themselves as contributors to a…
By Laxmi Haigh, Lead of Editorial at Circle Economy, commissioned and published by Convergences in their Social Entrepreneurship Barometer Ebook (in French).
Since 2011, Convergences has published the Social Entrepreneurship Barometer which presents the key issues and trends in the social entrepreneurship sector in France and internationally and promotes good…
Collaboration is essential for accelerating the transition to a circular economy, but it’s not without its challenges
By Ana Birliga Sutherland (Communications Officer and Editor) and Caspar von Daniels (Project Manager Circular Business)
A shift in the status quo: traditionally built on secrecy, businesses are increasingly collaborating to tackle sustainability…
