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September 5, 2025Annual Review of Environment and ResourcesOpen Access

The Circular Economy and Climate Change: The State of National and Global Evidence on Mitigation Potential

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DWDominik WiedenhoferHWHanspeter WielandSLSina Leipold

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Overview

Review highlights GHG mitigation potential of circular economy measures, indicating significant impacts in resource management.

Key Points

  • The circular economy measures could reduce GHG emissions by an average of 17%, showing promising potential for climate action.
  • Studies indicate that combining circular economy measures with energy efficiency could lead to average GHG reductions of 50%, maximizing impact.
  • The review analyzed over 500 measures across 75 national to global studies, revealing a clear trend of mitigation potential in resource management.
  • Strengthening links between industrial ecology and economic modeling is vital for a deeper understanding of the circular economy's role.

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Wiedenhofer et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb3ee82b87ece8dc957371https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-111523-102441
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