A circular approach, which disconnects economic activity from the ever-increasing consumption of natural resources, has emerged as a key strategy for making our societies more sustainable and helping mitigate the climate crisis.

Circularity is particularly important for our built environment, as construction and renovation sites alone currently generate over a third of the waste that ends up in Europe’s landfills.

EU figures also suggest that greenhouse gas emissions from material extraction, manufacturing of construction products, and the construction and renovation of buildings account for 5-12% of EU countries’ emissions.

Despite the environmental benefits of embracing circularity, the uptake of circular principles in the construction industry is sluggish.

In the second of our special live podcasts—recorded at our event on circularity in Brussels at the end of May 2024—the panel discusses the barriers to shifting to circularity in the construction sector and how they can be overcome.

Joining Sean Carroll on today’s episode are:

● Philippe Moseley, Team Leader with the European Commission’s DG GROW

● Adrian Hiel, Head of Campaigns and Media with Energy Cities

● Julie Kjestrup, Head of Policy and Thought Leadership with the VELUX Group

Our thanks go to lead co-organiser ABB and our supporting organiser VELUX for making the event possible.

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As Europe progresses towards achieving a climate-neutral economy by 2050, the concept of circularity has emerged as a powerful approach to reducing emissions, minimising waste and promoting sustainability.

Adopting a more circular economy entails Europe transitioning from its linear economic model of producing, consuming, and disposing of materials to new approaches that aim to keep materials in the value chain for as long as possible. This will involve reducing resource extraction and ensuring that we operate within our planetary limits.

In the first of two special live podcasts—recorded at our event on circularity in Brussels at the end of May 2024—the panel discusses the impact of new regulations out of the European Union aimed at improving circularity and its impact on design and supply chains.

Joining David Weston on today’s episode are:

Emmanuelle Maire, Head of Unit at DG Environment at the European Commission

Ke Wang, Global Lead for Energy Minerals and Circularity at the World Resources Institute

Erich Labuda, President ABB Motion

Our thanks go to lead co-organiser ABB and our supporting organiser VELUX for making the event possible.

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With the latest round of elections for the European Parliament just around the corner, and the formation of a new Commission following closely behind, issues around the energy sector are at the forefront of political discourse.

Joining us on Watt Matters this week to discuss how the next era of European lawmakers could approach decarbonisation efforts is Linda Kalcher, executive director of think tank Strategic Perspectives.

In this episode, we discuss how energy politics have changed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, whether the European Green Deal is still as strong as it could be, and how the inter-European diplomatic relations are changing as the energy transition advances.

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