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Carl Dalhammar

Carl Dalhammar

Senior lecturer

Carl Dalhammar

Policies for a Circular Economy: Part 3

Author

  • Sofie Sandin Lompar
  • Steven Curtis
  • Jessika Luth Richter
  • Carl Dalhammar

Summary, in English

Policies are needed to ensure a circular economy. In the final episode of our mini-series on the circular economy, we explore the role of policy and the need for research to ensure policies like the European Green Deal promote a circular economy for sustainability. We discuss the trade-offs of slowing resource loops and energy efficiency, for example, knowing when to exchange your LED lightbulb for a more energy efficient bulb? We talk to our colleague Carl Dalhammar who explains the policy field of the circular economy today and why policies should regulate the design of our products. Then, we sit down with Jessika Luth Richter, who shares her research on policies for a circular economy. We discuss policies for narrowing, slowing and closing resource loops and answer the question when longer product lifetimes are more or less desirable.

Department/s

  • The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics

Publishing year

2019-12

Language

English

Document type

Other

Topic

  • Economics and Business

Keywords

  • product policy
  • Circular economy

Status

Published