The circular economy : reconciling economic growth with the environment

50% of the European citizens find the house they live in too big for them; 31% of agricultural raw materials are lost during market uptake or by final consumers; cars are parked 90% of the time. These examples highlight the limits of a growth path that does not meet the commitments undertaken by the international community regarding the environment.

The transition towards a circular economy would therefore embody the solutions to deal with these challenges. By reducing waste throughout the value chain (from producer to end-user) and by coming up with new models to reduce negative externalities for society, a circular economy transition create innovative levers for an economic growth that preserves natural capital as well as the scarce raw materials.

At which levels should this transition be impulsed? Who should be its key players?  What levers should be used to accelerate it?  The Institut Montaigne formulates 8 concrete proposals that confirms circular economy as the best model for a sustainable economic growth.

http://www.institutmontaigne.org/res/files/publications/policy-paper-circular-economy.pdf

Source : http://www.institutmontaigne.org/fr/publications/economie-circulaire-reconcilier-croissance-et-environnement