{"id":12270,"date":"2025-10-07T11:41:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ineditinnova.com\/leconomia-circular-pot-duplicar-lestalvi-demissions-industrials-a-la-ue\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T11:55:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:55:33","slug":"leconomia-circular-pot-duplicar-lestalvi-demissions-industrials-a-la-ue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ineditinnova.com\/en\/leconomia-circular-pot-duplicar-lestalvi-demissions-industrials-a-la-ue\/","title":{"rendered":"Circular economy could double industrial emissions savings in the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">Energy-intensive sectors account for nearly half of Europe\u2019s industrial emissions. <strong>Incorporating circular economy principles<\/strong>\u2014such as material reduction, recycling, and reuse\u2014<strong>would not only drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions but also strengthen the EU\u2019s economic and energy autonomy.<\/strong> This is highlighted in the report <em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/repository\/handle\/JRC143439\">Capturing the Potential of the Circular Economy Transition in Energy-Intensive Industries<\/a><\/em><\/em>, published by the JRC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">The report quantifies, for the first time, the potential impact of circularity in these key industries for the European economy, which are also the most environmentally impactful: they are responsible for 44% of manufacturing sector greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The steel, aluminium, cement and concrete, and plastics industries are responsible for 44% of greenhouse gas emissions from the EU manufacturing sector.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">According to the study, <strong>a scenario with ambitious circular measures could achieve annual savings of 64\u201381 Mt CO\u2082-eq in the steel sector, 12\u201314 Mt in aluminium, 38\u201352 Mt in cement and concrete, and 75\u201384 Mt in plastics.<\/strong> It would also reduce dependence on imported raw materials. For iron and critical materials for European industry such as bauxite, import demand would fall by 22% and 11%, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">Fossil energy consumption and associated costs would also decrease significantly, helping to lower decarbonisation costs and reinforce the EU\u2019s energy security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">JRC results indicate that while the energy transition is essential to achieve climate neutrality, circular actions not only reduce emissions but also generate economic and technological resilience. Emission reductions are 9 to 26 times greater than the reduction observed in the sectors\u2019 Gross Value Added (GVA), demonstrating that circularity can reduce environmental impact without slowing economic activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Circular levers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">Improving recycling quality, designing products for reuse and repair, increasing material efficiency, and revising construction sector standards that lead to overuse of cement, concrete, and steel are the most promising circular levers, according to the JRC. In the case of plastics, the key is to avoid incineration and promote high-quality recycling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">The report also proposes several policy measures to accelerate this transition: fiscal incentives to discourage primary material use, support for research and innovation in circular technologies, and mandatory incorporation of circularity criteria in green public procurement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Energy-intensive sectors account for nearly half of Europe\u2019s industrial emissions. Incorporating circular economy principles\u2014such as material reduction, recycling, and reuse\u2014would not only drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions but also strengthen the EU\u2019s economic and energy autonomy. 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