How to advance Circular Economy after the Corona Crisis? - Anders Wijkman

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In times of pandemic we get this temporary illusion of environmental recovery - air quality got better, GHG emissions are decreasing, ecosystems seem to regenerate and wild animals even occupy some cities' streets.

Governments are talking only about financial risks and how to ensure GDP growth again so we get 'back to normal'. It looks like in some coutries green agenda is being postponed or traded-off. On the other hand, the European Union is confidently moving towards a more sustainable, circular economy issuing the CE Action Plan as one of the main components of its policy for the coming years.

During the webinar with Anders Wijkman we talked about future of the circular economy after the pandemic.
Was the CE concept well defined and on a right track before the crisis?
Why current recycling system is not circular?
Design - the most important word in circular economy?
Why taxing resources could be smarter than tax on labour?
EU's Circular Economy action plan - will we actually solve the problem?

Anders Wijkman - Swedish politician, visioner and author. He is the Chair of Climate-KIC, Co-President of Club of Rome (2012-2018), former Member of the European Parliament and Swedish Parliament. Mr Wijkman dedicated a lot of his professional activity to designing policies on sustainability, renewable energy and climate change in the European Union.