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Transition Towards a Resource Efficient Circular Economy in Europe: Policy Lessons From the EU and the Member States

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  • Domenech, Teresa
  • Bahn-Walkowiak, Bettina

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With the introduction of the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe (2011) and the more recent commitment of The Action Plan towards the Circular Economy (2015), the European Commission (EC) has expressed its fundamental interest to substantially improve the resource efficiency of the European economy and enable the transition towards the Circular Economy (CE). This policy push has meanwhile been complemented by some quite ambitious national programmes for RE and CE and institutional advances but it is not yet bound to targets or mandatory reporting.

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  • Domenech, Teresa & Bahn-Walkowiak, Bettina, 2019. "Transition Towards a Resource Efficient Circular Economy in Europe: Policy Lessons From the EU and the Member States," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 155(C), pages 7-19.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolec:v:155:y:2019:i:c:p:7-19
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.11.001
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