Squaring the Circle: Policies from Europe’s Circular Economy Transition
The report examines the European Union’s experience in furthering the circular economy agenda to elicit lessons that can benefit countries within and beyond Europe’s borders. This is the World Bank’s first comprehensive report that provides an assessment of the problem, and proposes solutions to decouple growth from material consumption.
Squaring the Circle: Policies from Europe’s Circular Economy Transition – is the World Bank’s first comprehensive report providing an assessment of the problem and proposing solutions to decouple growth from material consumption.
The report examines the EU’s experience in furthering the circular economy agenda to elicit lessons that can benefit countries within and beyond Europe’s borders, showing that achieving material decoupling is possible through a far-reaching suite of policies aimed at creating the incentives to ensure an adequate pricing of natural resources; providing information allowing economic actors to take better decisions; enabling institutions to mainstream circularity as a whole-of-government agenda; and unlocking investments to support uptake among producers and consumers.
Cite as: The World Bank. 2022. Squaring the Circle: Policies from Europe’s Circular Economy Transition © World Bank.
