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Digital technologies to make construction industry circular
Circular Economy
October 7, 2022

Digital technologies to make construction industry circular

The building industry depletes resources, generates waste and emits greenhouse gases at a tremendous scale and speed. The construction sector has been slow to adopt digital innovation but these technologies are a prerequisite if it is to transition to a circular and sustainable business model.

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Source: World Economic Forum
21 strategies for achieving a circular economy
Circular EconomyEnergyFood
March 25, 2022

21 strategies for achieving a circular economy

The latest Circularity Gap Report presents 21 strategies for shifting towards a circular economy. These strategies, which could lower use of new resources by 28% and greenhouse gas emissions by 39%, are categorised by key society-driven requirements, such as housing, nutrition and transport.

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Source: World Economic Forum
Five beneficial circular business models
Circular EconomyICT
February 25, 2022

Five beneficial circular business models

Gartner predicts that by the 2030s, the circular economy won’t just dominate, but will be the only economy. If today’s linear businesses are to survive, they quickly need to abandon existing practices and adopt circular models. Five of these models are described in The Circular Economy Handbook.

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Source: World Economic Forum
Iceland has world’s biggest carbon capture plant
Circular EconomyClimate
November 12, 2021

Iceland has world’s biggest carbon capture plant

The Orca plant, developed by Climeworks and Carbfix, combines carbon capture and storage technologies to permanently remove 4,000 tonnes of CO₂ from the air each year. It is a milestone for the direct air capture industry. This solution can be replicated everywhere and on ever larger scales.

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Source: Innovators Magazine
Digitalisation is crucial to creating a global circular economy
Circular EconomyICT
October 1, 2021

Digitalisation is crucial to creating a global circular economy

Most circular economy initiatives are focused on physical materials and resources. But scaling these globally, and across different industries, requires the building of coherent digital foundations. Governments need to set up frameworks which support the designing of a global digital backbone.

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Source: World Economic Forum
9 of World Expo’s stunning pavilions created via circular economy model
Circular EconomyEnergyWater
August 31, 2021

9 of World Expo’s stunning pavilions created via circular economy model

World Expo in Dubai will feature stunning demonstrations of circular economy in action, via the way 9 of its pavilions have been constructed. From Italy’s composable elements and Belgium’s massive CO2-absorbing vertical garden to Austria’s ingeniously efficient cooling system, and more.

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Source: Gulf News