Publishings

Circular economy (CE) as a framework to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has serious risks and various shortcomings.  Where CE and the SDGs are misaligned, there is a gap between products, the socioeconomic circumstances of the people who produce and use them, and the environment where the products are ...

The building and construction industry plays a critical role in achieving global sustainability, especially in tackling the global climate crisis.  The scope and breadth of sustainability encompassed by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is an integral part of the business case for global real estate.  The SDG ...

A new study, “Macroeconomic Impacts of Increased Decarbanisation and Green Industrial Policies in the European Union” by Cambridge Econometrics, models two scenarios for the period 2022 to 2050 and their impact on the economy and the labor market as well as on energy consumption/production, energy prices, and greenhous ...

The IPCC has provided the scientific basis and irrefutable evidence of increasing climate change, which has confirmed and reinforced the worst fears that irreparable destruction is proceeding faster and with more consequences than previously projected.  The Club of Rome report, “The Limits to Growth”, warned us about t ...

Cities and urban communities represent the most powerful leverage points for the transition to circular economy (CE) models.  However, the complexity of urban territories with the interrelation of several systems and sub-systems makes this challenging. Cities struggle with their transition to a circular economy.  Witho ...