The role of extended producer responsibility in climate change mitigation was discussed at the Phillipines Pavilion at COP28. Get the details.
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Changing the game
Is circularity as a game changer for climate action – this question was discussed at a panel on 3rd December during COP 28, hosted by the UN Partnership for Action on Green Economy.
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GGKP Webinar: Bringing the Circular Economy to the center of COP28 climate action
This webinar will explore how the application of the circular economy approach can support the goals of COP28. It will also outline how bringing the circular economy to the forefront of all multilateral negotiations can help ensure that there is an aligned approach to addressing global environmental challenges within planetary boundaries.
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Methodologies to unlock the potential of the circular economy in the LAC region
This COP 28 event will bring together senior city experts and policymakers from selected cities in the LAC region and European cities to showcase best practice and provide a two-way opportunity for knowledge sharing and networking in a circular economy,
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Circularity as a game changer for climate action: upscaling applied research and economic solutions
In the frame of COP28, the EU (co)-funded actions UN Partnership for Action on Green Econony and GACERE with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the United Nations University (UNU) examine key challenges and opportunities of a circular economy transition and reflect on real examples of success and best practices from the research-policy space and the real economy.
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Realizing circularity for a just transition towards net-zero economies in the Mediterranean
How can circular strategies reduce emissions and carbon-neutral alternatives in key value-chains for the Mediterranean economy? Join the discussion to explore crucial cross-border and cross-sectoral partnerships needed to action system changes in food, construction and plastics.
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COP27: 1.5 Degree Lifestyle: sustainable consumption policies enabling climate action in the Mediterranean
How can our consumption contribute to climate change mitigation? This question is at heart of this side-event at #COP27. Aiming at systemic transitions, the event explores demand-side and behavior change mitigation pathways.
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Recipes for Change: how a sustainable food system can curb carbon emissions
This side event at the COP 27 event will show-case the role of circular economy approaches in curbing emissions along the food value-chain providing successful examples funded by the EU though its SWITCH regional programmes. Get more information.
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Save the Date: COP27 – Food System and Climate Change
On 6-18 November 2022, Egypt is hosting the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh. The EU set an ambitious roadmap towards a climate-neutral circular economy, where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. What role do food systems play in climate change mitigation? For more information, join us at our Side Event at COP 27.
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EU’s international cooperation on Circular Economy
How circularity cuts carbon emissions, this issue is discussed at a virtual COP26 side event hosted by the EU on November 6th. The event illustrates the different pathways for the transition by highlighting experience from the SWITCH-Asia and Switch Africa Green programme. Register now.
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