Policy coherence is a key characteristic of policy mixes, referring to promoting synergies and reducing contradictions between policies. Even though several EU strategies and communications have made a plea for a coherent policy mix to support the green transition, only a few studies have attempted to empirically examine policy coherence in practice. Moreover, up until now, there has been no comprehensive assessment of the level of coherence in the EU’s policy mix for the circular economy, which has expanded significantly in recent years.
This paper seeks to fill this gap by examining the level of policy coherence in the EU’s circular economy policy mix as experienced by business actors in the electronics and ICT, batteries, automotive and critical raw materials sectors.
This article written by Vasileios Rizos and Valeria Zambianchi was originally published in the ‘Sustainable Production and Consumption’ journal and can be accessed here.
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This paper was prepared in the context of the BATRAW project, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101058359.
