scholarly journals Understanding the scaling-up of a Circular Economy (CE) through a strategic niche management (SNM) theory: a socio-political perspective from Quebec

2021 ◽  
pp. 100362
Author(s):  
Chedrak Chembessi ◽  
Christophe Beaurain ◽  
Geneviève Cloutier
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Political Perspective ◽  
Strategic Niche Management

scholarly journals Manufacturing chemicals with light: any role in the circular economy?

2020 ◽  
Vol 378 (2176) ◽  
pp. 20190260
Author(s):  
M. Poliakoff ◽  
M. W. George
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Chemical Elements ◽  
Flow Chemistry ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Chemical Plants ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Organic Photochemistry ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Pharmaceutical Manufacture

We outline how recent developments in photochemistry can contribute to the realization of the 1912 vision of the pioneering Italian scientist Giacomo Ciamician, namely world-wide chemical-using industry-based chemical plants fuelled solely by the Sun. We then show how a combination of organic photochemistry and flow chemistry could contribute to the circular economy by harnessing the ability of light to provide the energy to promote reactions without the need for some of the added reagents that are necessary in more traditional chemical routes, so-called 'reagentless' chemistry. Photochemistry has a long history but recently it has undergone a renaissance, particularly with the rise in interest in photoredox chemistry. Continuous photoreactors offer a route to scaling up such reactions to a productivity needed for smaller scale pharmaceutical manufacture. We describe some reactor designs from our own laboratory and outline some of their applications. We then relate these to the requirements of the circular economy and the need to conserve the stocks of the less abundant chemical elements. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue ‘Science to enable the circular economy'.

From lab to industry: Scaling up green geopolymeric mortars manufacturing towards circular economy

2021 ◽  
pp. 128164
Author(s):  
Giada La Scalia ◽  
Manfredi Saeli ◽  
Luca Adelfio ◽  
Rosa Micale
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Scaling Up

Sustainable Finance and the Move to a Circular Economy

2020 ◽  
pp. 249-294
Author(s):  
Janis Sarra
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Green Finance ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
Conservation Finance ◽  
Sustainable Finance

Ultimately, our goal is to move beyond ideas, beyond action to net zero and then to ‘climate positive’; to create a circular economy that relies on renewable energy, designs waste out of the system as much as possible, conserves and enhances biodiversity, and frames economic activity so that it is fair and equitable, and is good for the planet and society. This chapter is a forward-looking vision for sustainable finance to support these goals. It discusses scaling-up of resources to decarbonize and links sustainable finance with sustainable development. It explores the European Commission’s vision for a sustainable and climate neutral economy. It looks at Indigenous partnerships in green finance and green energy and the potential contributions of conservation finance. The chapter then turns to examples of sustainable finance in a number of sectors.

Scaling Up of Green Finance in a Post-COVID-19 Era

2022 ◽  
pp. 77-91
Author(s):  
Patrizio Giganti ◽  
Pasquale Marcello Falcone
Keyword(s):  
Financial Markets ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Financial Systems ◽  
Green Finance ◽  
Strategic Niche Management ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Novel Concept

Transitioning towards sustainability requires fundamental changes in policies, institutions. Green Finance is a novel concept which is discussed to address current environmental issues. This chapter illustrates obstacles and solutions to the greening of financial systems to provide an overview on the scaling up of Green Finance in a post COVID-19. The frameworks of Strategic Niche Management and Multi-Level Perspective are used to walk the reader in analyzing relevant steps for sustainability, also in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Implications are derived focusing on the concepts of mission-oriented policies and nudges applied to financial markets.

South Korea’s 2050 Carbon Neutrality Policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (01) ◽  
pp. 33-46
Author(s):  
Hyungna OH ◽  
Inkee HONG ◽  
Ilyoung OH
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Climate Finance ◽  
Commercial Development ◽  
Carbon Neutrality ◽  
Korean Economy ◽  
Industrial Sustainability ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
Future Technologies

On 28 October 2020, President Moon Jae-in declared Korea’s 2050 carbon neutrality strategy as a comprehensive transformation plan towards a sustainable and green Korean economy. The key elements for the 2050 carbon neutrality are: expanding the use of clean power and hydrogen across all sectors; improving energy efficiency to a significant level; commercial development of carbon removal and other future technologies; scaling up the circular economy to improve industrial sustainability; and enhancing carbon sinks. The success of the 2050 net-zero depends on whether the energy sector can be decarbonised on schedule. More fundamentally, the strength of carbon pricing to secure private climate finance will determine the future of Korea’s vision to go carbon neutral by 2050.

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