scholarly journals Current Status, Barriers and Development Perspectives for Circular Bioeconomy in Polish South Baltic Area

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 9155
Author(s):  
Dariusz Mikielewicz ◽  
Paweł Dąbrowski ◽  
Roksana Bochniak ◽  
Aleksandra Gołąbek
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Current Status ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Current State ◽  
Legal Situation ◽  
Important Barrier ◽  
Biomass Management ◽  
Baltic Area

The following article presents the current legal situation in Poland as well as in the European Union. Data on biomass production in the Polish South Baltic area were analyzed, along with an indication of the key sectors for the development of bioeconomy. Presentation of the current state of biomass management was made and areas necessary for development were indicated to facilitate the sustainable management of biomass and waste generated during its processing. Differences between regions in the Polish South Baltic Area show how an individual approach in each of these areas is required. During the analysis, the most important barrier to the implementation of the circular economy was distinguished, which is the lack of an appropriate legal framework. This is to be changed by the Circular Economy Road Map, adopted in 2019.

scholarly journals Integration of Digital Economy and Circular Economy: Current Status and Future Directions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7217
Author(s):  
Zhen Liu ◽  
Jing Liu ◽  
Mohamed Osmani
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Disruptive Effect ◽  
The European Union

Circular economy (CE) is a concept actively advocated by the European Union (EU), China, Japan, and the United Kingdom. At present, CE is considered to grant the most traction for companies to achieve sustainable development. However, CE is still rarely adopted by enterprises. As the backbone of the fourth industrial revolution, the digital economy (DE) is considered to have a disruptive effect. Studies have shown that digital technology has great potential in promoting the development of CE. Especially during the COVID-19 epidemic that has severely negatively affected the global economy, environment, and society, CE and DE are receiving high attention from policy makers, practitioners, and scholars around the world. However, the integration of CE and digital technology is a small and rapidly developing research field that is still in its infancy. Although there is a large amount of research in the fields of CE and DE, respectively, there are few studies that look into integrating these two fields. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to explore the research progress and trends of the integration of CE and DE, and provide an overview for future research. This paper adopts a bibliometric research method, employs the Web of Science database as its literature source, and uses VOSviewer visual software to carry out keyword co-occurrence analysis, which focuses on publication trends, journal sources, keyword visualization, multidisciplinary areas, life cycle stages, and application fields.

Does the Current State of Environmental Impact Assessment in Armenia Pose a Challenge for the Future?

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (02) ◽  
pp. 1950004
Author(s):  
Sophya Geghamyan ◽  
Katarina Pavlickova
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Public Involvement ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Current State

Many post-Soviet countries are still improving their Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) systems, and Armenia is no exception. In recent years, approximation to and harmonisation with the laws of the European Union has seen Armenia increasingly adopt and apply EU regulations and directives, and this process was supported by adoption of the new law on EIA and Expertise in 2014. The main objectives of this study are to review and analyse the current state of the Armenian EIA system and to assess its legal framework. We applied a method divided into two parts: review and analysis of the legislative aspects of the EIA system in Armenia and the circulation of a survey-questionnaire to EIA experts to establish current practices. The findings of this research provided positive and negative factors which can both be used to improve the assessment system in Armenia. While the most significant EIA strength combines the existence of a systematic law and public involvement in this process, the law has weaknesses in its monitoring, informative and quality control provisions. Moreover, public participation has many weaknesses in practice, including the definition of stakeholders and the lack of guidelines and manuals which challenges expert action. Finally, this paper has explored the major positives and negatives of the Armenian EIA system in practice, and we consider that this should help other Former Soviet Union (FSU) countries define and combat the challenges of their EIA systems.

scholarly journals Circular Economy as a Management Model in the Paradigm of Sustainable Development

Management ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eulalia Skawińska ◽  
Romuald I. Zalewski
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Holistic Model ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Current State ◽  
Model Of Management

Summary The following paper explores circular economy as a model of management within the framework of sustainable development. Its structure comprises 4 parts. The first part illustrates the role of sustainable development as an emerging paradigm in the theory of modern economics and in the recent policy of the European Union. In the second part, the authors demonstrate the applicability of sustainable development based on the relevant management models on the micro, meso and macro levels of economy. The third part discusses the concept of circular economy, in particular the various definitions of the phenomenon, its advantages over the linear economy, the role of innovations in its development and how to overcome barriers to its application. The fourth part outlines the current state of implementation of the circular economy in the EU in regard to its normative implications for the member countries. The conclusions close the exploration. The paper is theoretical, based on the review of the international literature on the subject. The unique contribution of the authors consists of the systematic analysis of the term circular economy as a holistic model of sustainable development and of illustrating the benefits of its promotion in the management practice.

scholarly journals Problems of modern aircraft maintenance

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-145
Author(s):  
M. A. Kovalev ◽  
I. V. Poddubniy
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effective ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Aircraft Maintenance ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Industrial Structures ◽  
Current State ◽  
Maintenance Systems ◽  
Post Soviet Period

The paper presents a comparison of the legal framework and the legal work carried out in the USSR, the European Union and in the post-Soviet period in Russia. The current state of the Russian civil aviation fleet, the systems of aircraft maintenance and the main problems of civil aviation development in Russia are considered. From this consideration it follows that the number of aircraft in Russia is increasing every year, alongside with the need for their maintenance. However, the construction of maintenance systems in accordance with outdated rules and regulations makes them unviable. On the basis of the analysis, a conclusion is made that it is necessary to search for optimal models of industrial structures of cost-effective aircraft maintenance organizations and the feasibility of using mathematical modeling methods for these purposes.

scholarly journals Current status on the use of recycled aggregates in concrete: Where do we go from here?

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge De Brito ◽  
Rui Silva
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
New Products ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Recycled Aggregates ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Industrial Activities ◽  
Current State ◽  
Developed Nations

The consumption of energy and natural resources has been growing exponentially with the significant increase of the economic and industrial activities of the semi-developed nations, becoming one of the major environmental concerns in our time. Several sectors are already pursuing cost-effective solutions to the problem of dumping waste, by reducing their production and adding value to them through their reuse or recycling them into new products, in view of a circular economy. Here, the current state of the recycled aggregates’ application in the concrete industry is briefly reviewed, with a particular focus on the existing obstacles to their widespread use and lacking knowledge in general areas, which need to be further researched.

The Evolution of the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Current Challenges of a Disintegrated Neighbourhood

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narine Ghazaryan
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Policy Formation ◽  
European Neighbourhood Policy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Current State ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
The Eu

The paper traces the evolution of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) since its origins until the present day. The ENP was initiated in 2003 attracting vast institutional and scholarly interest in its various aspects. The extraordinary events of the Arab Spring revolutions in the Southern neighbourhood prompted a renewed interest towards the ENP despite the internal economic turmoil faced by the European Union (EU) and its Member States. The EU institutions undertook a substantive revision of the policy in 2011 in addition to the regional split that had taken place previously. The legal framework of the ENP, comprising its objectives, methodology and instruments, is analysed to reveal the various stages of the existence of the policy and the shortcomings undermining its success. The initial stage of policy formation, the subsequent impact of the Treaty of Lisbon, and the most current state of affairs with a regional emphasis will be addressed in sequence.   Full text available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v7i1.211

Re-Addressing the Harmonisation of European Takeover Law post-Brexit

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-340
Author(s):  
Lars Ruf
Keyword(s):  
Role Model ◽  
Regulatory Reform ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Significant Finding ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Us ◽  
State Of Research ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
The Eu

The EU Takeover Directive from 2004 has attempted to harmonise Takeover Law within the European Union. The UK’s legal framework governing takeovers served as somewhat of a role model for it. Therefore, Brexit gives rise to the question as to whether the Directive could undergo a reform within the foreseeable future. This paper aims to re-address the harmonisation of European Takeover Law post-Brexit by examining how UK and US Takeover Law could potentially influence its reform. It will be made apparent how the UK’s role in European Takeover Law suggests that Brexit might actually lead to its reform, which is most likely going to drive the respective legal frameworks further apart. Another significant finding concerns the comparability of the US and EU governmental system, which indicates that the foreseeable development of European Takeover Law could be prone to issues which appear in the US. In order to overcome several difficulties that European Takeover Law will face, the paper makes two recommendations. With regard to a regulatory reform at the current state of research, the EU should take a neutral approach by providing companies with an optional framework governing Takeover Law. In order to determine which provisions are desirable for the creation of shareholder value, it is submitted that further research in this field should be encouraged. a

scholarly journals THE CURRENT STATE OF EUROPE'S ENVIRONMENTAL BURDEN DUE TO THE EMERGENCE OF A CIRCULAR ECONOMY

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Žilinčíková ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Gradual Transition ◽  
The European Union ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Media ◽  
Set Up

The aim of this article is to point out the tools and means used to improve circular economy in Slovakia and the European Union and at the same time to present possible variants of processing and reuse of products that are at the end of their life cycle. The first part focuses on the emergence and gradual transition from environmental policy to the circular economy. With the help of legislative initiatives of the European Union, it is possible to reduce and prevent extreme pollution of the air, water, earth. Environmental policy instruments that help to achieve the goal of environmental protection. It is feasible to set up the daily functioning of the whole society with minimal environmental pollution. This article deals with the modern direction, namely the circular economy called the circular economy. The given topic has recently been heard not only in the media, schools, state institutions, but also on social networks. The elaboration of this topic resulted from the topicality and the very expansion of the topic at present and the wide-ranging information of the public. It is important to note that in initiatives and promotion of the circular economy, there is an appropriate selection of literature, data and statistics.

scholarly journals Opportunities and Challenges of the European Green Deal for the Chemical Industry: An Approach Measuring Innovations in Bioeconomy

Resources ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Lisa Thormann ◽  
Ulf Neuling ◽  
Martin Kaltschmitt
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Industry ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Chemical Conversion ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Current Status ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Bulk Chemicals ◽  
Sustainable Products

The Circular Economy Action Plan, as part of the European Green Deal announced by the European Commission, is highly relevant to the chemical industry in relation to the production of sustainable products. Accordingly, the chemical industry faces the question of how far it can promote its own manufacture of sustainable products. Within this context, this article presents an approach on how to measure innovations in bioeconomy. The methodological framework developed provides the chemical industry with an approach to assess the effectiveness of innovative conversion technologies producing biogenic intermediate products (e.g., bulk chemicals). The innovations within the bioeconomy (TRL > 4; TRL—technology readiness level) are compared in terms of technical, economic, and environmental indicators for the current status, for the medium- and long-term as well as for different production sites. The methodological approach developed here is exemplarily applied, assessing the production of intermediate biogenic products via thermo-chemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass. The results show the successful applicability of the developed assessment approach as well as significant differences in efficiency, costs, and environmental impact, both from the perspective of time and in spatial terms within the European Union. Thus, the methodological approach developed and presented enables the chemical industry to reduce challenges and to take advantage of the opportunities arising from the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy.

scholarly journals STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY ROAD MAP IMPLEMENTATION IN UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
pp. 23-38
Author(s):  
Iryna ZVARYCH
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Food Hubs ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Policy Priority ◽  
Definition Of

Introduction. The declaration of the sustainable development goals and the conclusion of the Paris agreement on climate change have radically changed the existing approaches to the use of natural resources, which has led to the formation of principles for the formation of safe and sustainable development of society. The linear model of the economy is exhausting its potential, necessitating the transition to a circular economy. A circular economy based on a systematic approach to the efficient use of end-of-life resources, products and materials is not discarded, but is recycled, repaired or reused through circular value-added chains. The purpose of the article is to scientifically substantiate strategic priorities and means of realization of the road map of inclusive circular economy of Ukraine as one of models of the expanded variant of global circular economy. Results. The connection between the goals of sustainable development and the possibil­ities of forming a circular environment in Ukraine for the period up to 2030, which are guide­lines for the development of projects and regulations to ensure a balanced economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development of Ukraine. Emphasis is placed on solving the issue of consumption in the circular chain in the areas of local collection, creation of food hubs and outsourcing recycling. The role of extended responsibility for the acceptance of returned products and waste remaining after the use of such products of the manufacturer as a necessary element in the formation of the circular policy of Ukraine. The key barriers to the adaptation of the circular economic environment in Ukraine (lack of expert environment; weak legal framework; lack of legislation and lobbying by large companies; ignorance of the problems of waste sorting, circular economy), based on the myths and realities of the secondary raw ma­terials market Ukraine. The Road map of circular economy for introduction in Ukraine is devel­oped, with the allocated steps: definition of potential of the country in this branch; establishing the level of ambition in the coordinated activities of stakeholders and focusing on a common direction; identification of target industries with a focus on their capabilities; sectoral readiness for circular policy; priority and detail of opportunities; quantitative impact; identification of barri­ers; formation of institutional structure.

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