Circular Economy

Human-made materials now outweigh Earth's entire biomass – study
Production of concrete, metal, plastic, bricks and asphalt greater than mass of living matter on planet, paper says. The amount of plastic alone is greater in mass than all land animals and marine creatures combined, the study estimates.

Developing the Circular Water Economy, published with Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature is out now

https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030325749

In a recently published report 'Waste to Energy in the Age of the Circular Economy', ADB outlines waste-to-energy project implementations: background, technology, financing, operations, and lessons learned. Check out this practical handbook with real project examples.

It is increasingly necessary for cities across the globe to prioritize sustainable urban development while building back better post-pandemic, and Asian cities can lead the way in this regard. Read these three lessons for Asia withdrawn from the world's megacities, which include examples in waste management, circular economy and urban transport system.

Learning Xi Jinping's thoughts: green water and mountains equal to golden and silver mountains. a publication of PRCEE, GGKP partner

Introducing a journal: Environment and sustainable development, in Chinese, published by GGKP partner PRCEE

ICYMI - Here is a recording of a World Bank webinar on plastics in East Asia and the Pacific region last month. Learn how Cambodia is using drones to conduct trash monitoring of drainage canals to create a knowledge base for preparing plans and strategies to reduce plastic waste, how Palau is implementing behavior change campaigns, and more!

Read these 8 actions that could cut CO2 by 60 % in the buildings sector compared to a baseline scenario – and the key to making it happen is circular economy.

The circular bioeconomy: A business opportunity contributing to a sustainable world -- The shift to a sustainable, low-carbon, circular bioeconomy represents a business opportunity worth USD $7.7 trillion

Introduction of GGKP M&I work group member Yimeng Liu