Circular economy as enabler for climate policy

Global Session WRF 2019

Hosted by OVAM

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Content of the global sessionSetting the scene: 2 presentations▪ Facts and figures: Dr. Harry Lehmann (UBA)▪ Policy messages: Mr. Luc Goeteyn (OVAM)

Panel discussion▪ Solutions to integrate the policy domains of circular economy and

climate change and to evolve to a circular, low carbon economy in 2050▪ Moderator: Mrs. Dianne Dillon-Ridgely▪ Participants:

o Mr. Dustin Benton, Policy Director, Green Alliance, UKo Mr. Jonas Byström, Lead Engineer, Urban Development Division, Projects

Directorate, European Investment Bank, Luxembourgo Dr. Paul Ekins, Director and Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy,

UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources, UKo Dr. Harry Lehmann, General Director, Environmental Planning and

Sustainability Strategies, Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany o Mr. Luc Goeteyn, Head of the Waste and Materials division, Public Waste

Agency of Flanders (OVAM), Belgium/Flanders

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Dr. Harry LehmannGeneral Director, Environmental Planning and Sustainability Strategies

Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany

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Mr. Luc GoeteynHead of the Waste and Materials division

Public Waste Agency of Flanders (OVAM), Belgium/Flanders

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Carbon savings by dematerialisation and recycling

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Source: OECD (2012), Greenhouse gas emissions and the potential for mitigation from materials management within OECD countries

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Carbon footprint

=

Greenhouse gas

emissions that occur

worldwide for fulfilling

a consumption need

taking into acoount

- mining and

growing of

resources

- their processing

into products

- the production

infrastructure

needed

- impact during

use phase

- all transport

- waste treatment

Source: VITO, 2018

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Heating of housing

Various consumption categories (textiles, household equipment, ICT equipment…) Construction

of housing

FoodTransport

Materiaal footprint per capita

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per

cap

ita

Source: based on data from VITO, 2018

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Panel discussion

Moderator▪ Mrs. Dianne Dillon-Ridgely

Participants▪ Mr. Dustin Benton, Policy Director, Green Alliance, UK▪ Mr. Jonas Byström, Lead Engineer, Urban Development Division,

Projects Directorate, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg▪ Dr. Paul Ekins, Director and Professor of Resources and

Environmental Policy, UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources, UK▪ Dr. Harry Lehmann, General Director, Environmental Planning and

Sustainability Strategies, Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany

▪ Mr. Luc Goeteyn, Head of the Waste and Materials division, Public Waste Agency of Flanders (OVAM), Belgium/Flanders

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A circular economy lowers emissions before 2030

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Circular economy policies can lower emissions very quickly

Reductions help decarbonise ‘difficult’ sectors

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Public support for the circular economy is staggering

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60% of people support a ‘drastic shift towards a resource efficient society’

But support for specific policies varies

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Thank you for your attention.Are there any questions?

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