Measuring economic crises impact transitioning to a circular economy.

ABSTRACT: Increasing global concern about climate change and the circular economy have successfully established itselves in international and national policies over the last decade, with the aim of reshaping the production and consumer behavior. The circular economy is one of the core pillars of European Union policy and its success depends on the energy efficiency, reducing production costs, and maintaining employment levels by ensuring continuous strong economic independency of the region. While crises are unavoidable and continue to appear, this paper aims to project the impact of any crisis on sustainability transitions using data analysis of the Global Financial crisis from 2008 to 2009 and discuss how the success of the circular economy implementation and environmental policies could be affect

SUBMITTER: Feiferyte-Skiriene A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10202746 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature