Descripción del proyecto
Descarbonización de la fabricación de productos y materiales
No hay duda de que la economía circular puede reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) en el futuro y mejorar la eficiencia en el consumo de recursos. La pregunta es cómo. El proyecto CircoMod, financiado con fondos europeos, desarrollará una nuevas hipótesis y modelos avanzados. Los actuales no suelen incluir opciones de economía circular; además, carecen de información sobre posibles sinergias de la economía circular con otros objetivos, como los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. Al reunir a investigadores de diferentes disciplinas, como la ecología industrial y la modelización del flujo de materiales, CircoMod se propondrá alcanzar un gran avance integrando la economía circular y las evaluaciones de mitigación de los GEI mediante un marco analítico, que identifica las estrategias de economía circular para las hipótesis climáticas actuales más influyentes.
Objetivo
Decarbonizing the production and consumption of products and materials play a critical role in reaching ambitious climate targets. As a result, a new circular economic system that aims to reduce primary material use (in addition to energy efficiency and fuel shifts) can address both Greenhous Gas emissions (GHG)s and increase resource efficiency. However, current GHG mitigation models and scenarios that inform climate policymakers do not generally include circular economy (CE) options. They also do not cover the possible synergies of the CE with other societal goals such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), nor the challenges involved in rearranging value chains and consumer behaviour. CIRCOMOD addresses these challenges by developing a new generation of advanced models and scenarios that will assess how CE can reduce future GHGs and material use. The project brings together a unique consortium of leading research teams from different disciplines, including industrial ecology and material flow modelling, process-oriented integrated assessment modelling, and macro-economic modelling. It aims for a breakthrough in integrating CE and GHG mitigation assessments by developing an analytical framework that maps circular economy strategies to existing influential climate scenarios; by providing robust and timely CE data in an open repository; and, by improving the representation of the CE in leading models used by European and global institutions, while strengthening links between the models. These key scientific breakthroughs enable robust scientific assessments in collaboration with stakeholders across policy and industry. It will provide timely input to international assessments such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the International Resource Panel (IRP). CIRCOMOD will provide actionable insights into the circular economy and help address one of the largest challenges of the coming decades.
Ámbito científico
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecology
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsmicroeconomics
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
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HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinador
3584 CS Utrecht
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