Rebound effect and sufficiency

Improvements in energy and resource efficiency can trigger rebounds. These are feedback loops which tend to reduce the environmental gains. Sufficiency is the invitation to prioritise activities which are socially and environmentally sound and set clear boundaries within which an economy can develop.

Synergies between CE transition and net zero pathways in South Australia South Australia decommissioned its coal-fired power plants and plans to expand its... read more
A metabolic analysis in Thua Thien Hue province with water footprints Based on the data from a metabolic analysis, stakeholders convened in Thua... read more
Luxembourg’s Vision 2050 looks W.S. Jevons (1835-1882) in the eye The Ministry of the Economy of Luxembourg developed a vision for the... read more
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Global Circularity Gap Report 2023: Cut material extraction by 30% With a circular economy, we can fulfil people’s needs with just 70%... read more
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2021 Global Circularity Gap: Merely doubling circularity can bring us back to ‘well below 2 degrees’ Enacted globally, a circular economy can close the Emissions Gap. This study... read more
Vanuatu: The circular economy pathway to reducing greenhouse gas emissions while preserving national assets The Government of Vanuatu is leveraging the circular economy to increase the... read more
2020 Global Circularity Gap Report: Circularity is in decline, but countries are stepping up to reverse the trend January 21, Davos – The 3rd Global Circularity Gap Report finds that... read more
2019 Gap Report: Circular economy strategies would tip balance in battle against dangerous climate change The world can maximise chances of avoiding dangerous climate change by moving... read more
Two circular Economy Scans for North Holland North published Seventeen municipalities in the Dutch province of North Holland have joined forces in... read more
2018 Global Circularity Gap report reveals our world is only 9% circular 23 January 2018, Davos. – With over 90% of the raw materials... read more
Circular economy GHG mitigation strategies for Lao PDR Lao PDR is strategically located in the heart of Southeast Asia and... read more