Circular economy adoption : catalysing decarbonisation through policy instruments

Circular economy adoption : catalysing decarbonisation through policy instruments / Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Sannidhya Kumar Ghosh, editors.

This edited book brings out a comprehensive collection of information on principle and policy of circular economy. It deals with the general principles, pathways of circular economic development in different countries, use of circular economy in achieving sustainable development goals. The book cove...

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Other Authors: Ghosh, Sadhan Kumar, Ghosh, Sannidhya Kumar
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, 2023.
Subjects:
Circular economy.
Sustainable development > Government policy.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Editors and Contributors
  • Part I: Decarbonisation and Policies for Circular Economy Adoption
  • 1: Circular Economy Catalysing Decarbonization
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Carbon Footprints and Greenhouse Gases
  • 1.2.1 GWP (Global Warming Potential) and GTP (Global Temperature Potential)
  • 1.3 Direct and Indirect Carbon Emissions Accounting
  • 1.3.1 Scope 1 Emissions
  • 1.3.2 Scope 2 Emissions
  • 1.3.3 Scope 3 Emissions
  • 1.3.4 Carbon Neutrality and Net-Zero Goals
  • 1.3.5 Carbon Offsets and Carbon Credits
  • 1.3.6 Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Sinks and CO2 Equivalent
  • 1.4 Decarbonization
  • 1.5 Low-Carbon Technology
  • 1.6 Circular Economy
  • 1.7 Case Studies: Circular Economy Implementation and Decarbonization by Carbon Footprint Reduction
  • 1.7.1 Case 1: Going Global Partnership&mdash
  • Industry Academia Collaborative Grant Research Project for adoption of Circular Economy in SMEs to Reduce Carbon Footprints
  • 1.7.2 Case 2: Circulation of Waste as Secondary Raw Materials to Produce Different Products Including Cement Reducing Carbon Footprints
  • 1.8 Conclusion
  • #x84;References
  • Part II: Policy Supports Toward Circular Economy
  • 2: Policies and Practice of Sound Material-Cycle Society in Japan: Transition Towards the Circular Economy
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Policy Framework on Sound Material-Cycle Society
  • 2.2.1 The Basic Act and Its Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society
  • 2.2.2 Major Policies Relevant to CE Under the Framework of SMCS
  • 2.2.2.1 Act on the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources
  • 2.2.2.2 The Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act
  • 2.2.2.3 Act for the Promotion of Sorted Collection and Recycling Containers and Packaging
  • Column: Guidance for Design for PET Bottles by Industrial Association
  • 2.2.2.4 Act on the Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances
  • 2.2.2.5 Act on Promotion of Recycling and Related Activities for Treatment of Cyclical Food Resources
  • Column: Guidance for DfE by Industrial Association
  • 2.2.2.6 Construction Material Recycling Act
  • 2.2.2.7 Act on the Recycling of End-of-Life Vehicles
  • 2.2.2.8 Act on Promotion of Recycling of Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
  • 2.2.2.9 The Act on Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by the State and Other Entities
  • Column: Labelling (Eco Mark) and Certification
  • 2.2.2.10 The Plastic Resource Circulation Act
  • 2.2.3 Eco Town Programme
  • 2.2.3.1 Akita Region
  • 2.2.3.2 Kitakyushu Eco-town
  • 2.2.4 Regional Circulating and Ecological Sphere (Regional-CES)
  • 2.2.5 Recent Policy Measures for CE and SMCS
  • 2.2.5.1 Plastic Resource Circulation Strategy
  • Column: Plastic Flow in Japan
  • 2.2.5.2 Circular Economy Vision 2020
  • 2.2.6 Public-Private Partnerships

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