Circular Economy as a Cornerstone for Meeting the Goals of the Paris Agreement

Circular economy (CE) presents a meaningful lever to close the emissions gap, while offering economic and social benefits and opening up new opportunities for a transformational change in our production and consumption patterns.
A new study published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) provides a practical guide for NDC coordinators and policymakers at national and subnational levels who aim to design and implement ambitious climate action by including CE in their NDCs and long-term strategies.