Apr 13, 2020

#22 - Chile updates its national climate plan. EU countries call for green recovery. Demand for recycled fibers.

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MANAGEMENT & POLICY 💼

Studies suggest CO2 in Europe has dropped 58 percent since lockdowns began several weeks ago.
10 EU countries call for green recovery.
Chile has committed to peaking its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, in an updated national plan presented virtually to the UN climate chief last Thursday.
The postponement of the Cop26 climate summit due to the Covid-19 pandemic means the United States presidential election takes on newfound significance in the international fight against climate change.
Surges in consumer toilet paper and e-commerce purchases are causing a boom in demand for certain types of recycled fiber.

FUNDINGS, AWARDS 💰 & NETWORKS

INNOVATION 🤖 & NEW BUSINESS

Tools that measure circularity:

RESOURCES 👁️

Have a look to:

Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean.
Climate Action Tracker data portal. It provides a dashboard to track the rates of decarbonisation per country in various sectors.

EVENTS 📆

Spainsif and UNED reopen their online course on responsible investment, available now until August.
Virtual meetings on waste management and circular economy, aimed at companies, universities and technology centres interested in sharing project ideas and finding potential partners and customers. 4-5 May.
Webinar on EU taxonomie for sustainable activities. 7 May.
Digital Roadmap to COP26, organized by Climate Forum. April-June-2020.
Webinar Circular Economy on the city level. 1 April, 13:00-14:30.
Online: Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference. 27-29 April.
Circular Materials Conference, postponed to 22- 23 September, Gothenborg.
Circular economy applied to lighting. October 23.
BforPlanet, postponed to 22-23 September, Barcelona. Call for speakers is open.
Plastic Recycling Show Europe.27-28 October, Amsterdam.
Smart City Expo, 17-19 November, Barcelona.

TIME TO THINK 🤔

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