The concept of Circular Economy has become of great importance in the last decade, and this trend is likely to strengthen in the EU in the years to come. In fact, the European recovery strategy from the Covid-19 sanitary emergency is based on the EU Green Deal, which is in turn deeply connected to the New Circular Economy Action Plan adopted by the Commission in March 2020. Timmermans, the Executive Vice-president for the Green Deal, stated that “to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050, to preserve our natural environment, and to strengthen our economic competitiveness, requires a fully circular economy”1. In order to achieve this goal, it becomes an absolute necessity to measure circularity at different levels: geographical areas, such as cities and regions, as well as narrower entities such as economic sectors, companies and even at the product-level. A “metric system” for circularity would allow describing the current situation, evaluating possible future achievements and hence directing policy interventions towards regions or sectors more in need.
Measuring circularity: a critical analysis of some relevant indicators
Bonacorsi, Laura
2020
Abstract
The concept of Circular Economy has become of great importance in the last decade, and this trend is likely to strengthen in the EU in the years to come. In fact, the European recovery strategy from the Covid-19 sanitary emergency is based on the EU Green Deal, which is in turn deeply connected to the New Circular Economy Action Plan adopted by the Commission in March 2020. Timmermans, the Executive Vice-president for the Green Deal, stated that “to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050, to preserve our natural environment, and to strengthen our economic competitiveness, requires a fully circular economy”1. In order to achieve this goal, it becomes an absolute necessity to measure circularity at different levels: geographical areas, such as cities and regions, as well as narrower entities such as economic sectors, companies and even at the product-level. A “metric system” for circularity would allow describing the current situation, evaluating possible future achievements and hence directing policy interventions towards regions or sectors more in need.
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