Reimagining Consumption: Unveiling the Missing Pieces to Close the Loop in a Circular Economy

**Title: The Circular Economy: Rethinking Production and Consumption in the Context of the Climate Emergency**

**Description:**

In the face of the climate emergency, it is evident that the traditional linear economic model of production and consumption needs to be reevaluated. This debate focuses on the Circular Economy Action Plan, a fundamental aspect of the European Green Deal, which aims to address the urgent need for sustainability and resilience.

The concept of circularity is closely intertwined with climate, energy, and mobility policies. For example, in the development of energy-efficient buildings or the implementation of shared transport systems. This discussion explores how policy measures can facilitate the transition to a circular economy by removing barriers to repair and providing information and incentives to all market actors to make decisions that align with circular principles.

The video features esteemed speakers contributing their expertise on the topic:

– Kersty Hobson, Reader at Cardiff University School of Planning and Geography
– Luke O’Callaghan-White, Programme Manager for Climate, Energy & Sustainability at Friends of Europe
– Malgorzata Golebiewska, Team Leader for Environmental Footprint at the European Commission Directorate-General for the Environment (DG ENV)
– Cristina Ganapini, Coordinator at Right to Repair Europe

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In the context of the climate emergency, there is no question that we need to rethink the traditional linear economic model of production and consumption – as conveyed in the Circular Economy Action Plan, one of the main building blocks of the European Green Deal. Circularity is, in fact, a cross-cutting aspect of climate, energy and mobility policies, for instance, when developing energy-efficient buildings or implementing shared transport systems.

This debate will look into how policy can ease the barriers to repair, as well as provide information and incentives to all market actors to make circular economy-consistent decisions.
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0:00 Introduction
5:47 Kersty Hobson, Reader at Cardiff University School of Planning and Geography
12:50 Luke O’Callaghan-White, Programme Manager for Climate, Energy & Sustainability at Friends of Europe
13:56 Malgorzata Golebiewska, Team Leader for Environmental Footprint at the European Commission Directorate-General for the Environment (DG ENV)
19:30 Luke O’Callaghan-White, Friends of Europe
20:37 Cristina Ganapini, Coordinator at Right to Repair Europe
25:44 Luke O’Callaghan-White, Friends of Europe
26:29 Q&A – Question 1
29:31 Q&A – Question 2
30:33 Luke O’Callaghan-White, Friends of Europe
31:32 Kersty Hobson, Cardiff University School of Planning and Geography
35:05 Luke O’Callaghan-White, Friends of Europe
35:44 Malgorzata Golebiewska, DG ENV
38:58 Luke O’Callaghan-White, Friends of Europe
39:59 Cristina Ganapini, Coordinator at Right to Repair Europe
43:23 Luke O’Callaghan-White, Friends of Europe
44:14 Q&A – Question 3
47:58 Q&A – Question 4
48:49 Luke O’Callaghan-White, Friends of Europe
50:03 Malgorzata Golebiewska, DG ENV
51:40 Luke O’Callaghan-White, Friends of Europe
52:26 Kersty Hobson, Cardiff University School of Planning and Geography
54:20 Luke O’Callaghan-White, Friends of Europe
54:41 Kersty Hobson, Cardiff University School of Planning and Geography
57:00 Luke O’Callaghan-White, Friends of Europe
57: 24 Cristina Ganapini, Right to Repair Europe
59:11 Conclusion

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