Geopolitical dimensions of the EU‘s future supply of critical raw materials

Remote Geopolitical dimension raw materials EU decarbonization mining refining traince circular economyType: Circular economySector: EnglishTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDog: Cooperatives/NGOsApply“The decarbonization of the world’s energy system as a pre-condition of mitigating global climate change won’t be realized without a decrease of imports and increasing domestic mining, refining, and processing of CRMs.” Author:…

Will the circular economy fly us to the moon?

Remote Circular Economy Increased recycling landfillingType: Circular economySector: EnglishTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs, Cooperatives/NGOs Teachers/trainers/educators, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApplyWaste seemed like a fair price to pay in exchange for the other benefits that a linear economy was bringing. Today, this model is obsolete: Europe is mainly a consumer of disposable items that are…

Von der Leyen calls for African green deal

Remote African green deal EU-Africa Forum new energy Traincefood Circular EconomyType: Circular economySector: EnglishTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs, Cooperatives/NGOs Teachers/trainers/educators, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApplySpeaking in a recorded message at the opening session of the EU-Africa Forum on Green Investment in Africa, The President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen called the…

Last minute EU taxonomy changes water down sustainability criteria for waste, NGOs say

Remote Taxonomy change water down sustainability Green finance Green washing global warming traincefood Circular economy plastics waste managementType: Circular economySector: EnglishTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs, Cooperatives/NGOs Teachers/trainers/educators, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApplyThe green finance taxonomy is supposed to prevent greenwashing by defining criteria for climate-friendly investments, but it has proven a thorn in the…

Stop exporting plastic waste out of Europe, EU lawmakers say

Remote Exported plastic waste Intra-Europe shipment Circulae economy TraincefoodType: Circular economySector: EnglishTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs Teachers/trainers/educators, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApplyThirty-one lawmakers in the European Parliament have signed a manifesto calling for the end of plastic waste exports outside Europe and the facilitation of intra-EU shipment procedures to promote a genuine circular economy…

Supporting circularity in South Africa-EU food trade

Remote wine South African export circular economy traincefood EU food tradeType: Circular economySector: EnglishTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs Teachers/trainers/educators, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApplySouth African wine is well known in Europe, but Europeans consume many more South African products, often without knowing. The European Union (EU) is the second largest market for South African…

Agrifood Brief: ‘Buttergate’ – could it spread to Europe?

Remote butter canadian consumers European Dairy Association Agrifood traincefood circular economyType: Circular economySector: EnglishTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs, Cooperatives/NGOs Teachers/trainers/educators, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApplyEURACTIV takes a look at why butter is hitting the headlines in Canada and what implications this could have for the EU. “The product itself tasted the same. It’s just…

Agrifood Brief: Here come the girls

Remote agrifood farming life farmers young women rural development funds traincefood circular economy Type: Circular economySector: EnglishTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApply“EURACTIV spoke with Portuguese agricultural minister Maria do Céu Antunes, who is the current chair of the AGRIFISH Council, about the challenges involved in wrapping up the CAP, including…

Leading the loop to deliver full circularity for our beverage packaging by 2030

Remote full circularity beverage packaging traincefood circular economy economy PET bottlesType: Circular economySector: EnglishTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApplyUNESDA’s Circular Packaging Vision 2030 acknowledges the central role that beverage packaging can play in a circular economy. Europe’s soft drinks sector pledges that by 2025 all our plastic, metal and glass…

Serious Games in Secondary Education to Introduce Circular Economy: Experiences With the Game EcoCEO

Remote circular economy, secondary education, games, train ce foodType: Circular economySector: EnglishSkill: 2015 – nowTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs Teachers/trainers/educators, researches, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApplyThe concept of the circular economy is being proposed as an alternative for the current linear economy. However, little research has been done on how to integrate this topic…