Supporting Europe’s circular economy at local and regional level.

But what exactly does the circular economy mean? And what would be the benefits?

The EU’s new circular action plan paves the way for a cleaner and more competitive Europe.

What a circular economy means, how research and innovation will help deliver on the circular economy action plan and investment opportunities.

The EU aims to transition to a circular economy to make Europe cleaner and more competitive.

Research and innovation in the circular economy, funding opportunities, collaboration and jobs, projects and results, scientific publications and news.

In this section, you can find information on the indicators used in the EU monitoring framework on the circular economy.

Striving to be the first climate-neutral continent.

The potential gains of this research are immense: post-growth transitions may unlock a far more ecologically stable and socially prosperous future than current trajectories lead to.

There is only limited evidence that the Commission’s two Circular Economy Action Plans, in particular in terms of the circular design of products and of production processes, had been effective in influencing circular economy activities in the EU.

Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) is part of the emerging global movement of new economic thinking and doing, the aim is to help create 21st century economies that are regenerative and distributive by design.

The doughnut economics model is increasingly presented as an alternative human development measure and how cities can be a fertile testing ground.

The Global Tipping Points Report was launched at COP28 on 6 December 2023. The report is an authoritative assessment of the risks and opportunities of both negative and positive tipping points in the Earth system and society.