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Circular Economy, Climate and the Environment

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Monica Alessi

Programme Manager

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Associate

Arno Behrens

Associate Senior Research Fellow

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Research

Julie Bryhn

Research Assistant

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Christian Egenhofer

Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Energy and Climate programme

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Research

Milan Elkerbout

Research Fellow

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Irina Kustova

Researcher

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Head of Unit / Research

Vasileios Rizos

Research Fellow and Head of Sustainable Resources and Circular Economy

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Research

Cristian Stroia

Researcher

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Operations

Isabelle Tenaerts

Executive Assistant CEPS & Energy Climate House. Logistical Coordinator CEPS Ideas Lab

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Moving towards a Low-Carbon Economy in Southeastern Europe

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Moving towards a Low-Carbon Economy in Southeastern Europe

Smart Grid Innovation and Climate Policy

Webinar

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CEPS Low Carbon Economy Forum 2018

Steps towards the EU Low-Carbon Economy

Accelerating the transition towards sustainable transport

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Seminar

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Accelerating the transition towards sustainable transport

SET-Nav Stakeholder workshop

The Role of Business in Achieving the EU’s Circular Economy Ambition

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The Role of Business in Achieving the EU’s Circular Economy Ambition

Energy efficiency in the cement industry

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Energy efficiency in the cement industry

the role of alternative fuel use in the circular economy

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Building Materials

Progressing towards a more circular economy

Circular economy perspectives for future end-of-life EV batteries

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Circular economy perspectives for future end-of-life EV batteries

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Debate

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End of the year address by Jos Delbeke

Related Publications

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The opportunities of the Modernisation Fund for the energy transition in Central and Eastern Europe

Authors

Mihnea Catuti / Milan Elkerbout

Policy Contribution

11 June 2019

Authors

Antonella Zarra / Felice Simonelli / Karolien Lenaerts / Man Luo / Sara Baiocco / Shenglin Ben / Wenwei Li / William Echikson / Zachary Kilhoffer

Project Report

11 June 2019

Authors

Milan Elkerbout / Julie Bryhn

Policy Contribution

22 January 2019

Tools to boost investment in low-carbon technologies

Authors

Milan Elkerbout / Christian Egenhofer

Policy Contribution

25 September 2018

Prospects for electric vehicle batteries in a circular economy

Authors

Eleanor Drabik / Vasileios Rizos

Research Paper

12 July 2018

The Role of Business in the Circular Economy

Authors

Vasileios Rizos / Arno Behrens / Eleanor Drabik / David Rinaldi / Katja Tuokko

Task Force Report

26 March 2018

Stakeholders’ Views on the Ecodesign Directive

Authors

Christian Egenhofer / Eleanor Drabik / Monica Alessi / Vasileios Rizos

Research Paper

13 March 2018

Value Chains based on Mineral Raw Materials: Challenges for European Policy and Industry

Authors

Aurélie Faure-Schuyer / Christian Egenhofer / Milan Elkerbout

Policy Contribution

21 February 2018

The Interplay between the Circular Economy and the European Semester: An assessment

Authors

Arno Behrens / Vasileios Rizos

Research Paper

22 December 2017

Russia’s Ostrich Approach to Climate Change and the Paris Agreement

Authors

Alexey Kokorin / Anna Korppoo

Policy Contribution

30 November 2017

An American in Bonn: A tale of two delegations at COP23

Author

Milan Elkerbout

Policy Contribution

18 November 2017

A strong revision of the EU ETS, but the future may bring impetus for further reform

Author

Milan Elkerbout

Policy Contribution

14 November 2017

The EU ETS price may continue to be low for the foreseeable future – Should we care?

Authors

Milan Elkerbout / Christian Egenhofer

Policy Contribution

20 June 2017

Impact of the EU ETS across Member States and Sectors: Insights from the 2016 data

Author

Milan Elkerbout

Policy Contribution

20 June 2017

Trump’s Paris Exit: A blow to climate politics, but a boon to regional climate policy?

Author

Milan Elkerbout

Policy Contribution

15 June 2017

The contribution G20 governments can make to support the circular economy

Authors

Vasileios Rizos / Arno Behrens / David Rinaldi / Eleanor Drabik

Policy Contribution

02 June 2017

The Circular Economy: A review of definitions, processes and impacts

Authors

Vasileios Rizos / Katja Tuokko / Arno Behrens

Research Paper

07 April 2017

In the final stages of revising the EU ETS, the Parliament takes one step back

Author

Milan Elkerbout

Policy Contribution

17 February 2017

The EU Emissions Trading System after 2020: Can the Parliament’s Environment Committee achieve its ambitions?

Author

Milan Elkerbout

Policy Contribution

10 February 2017

Climate policy in 2025 – following eight years of Trump in the White House

Author

Milan Elkerbout

Policy Contribution

16 December 2016

Post-carbon cities in Europe: Transition to sustainable and resilient urban living

Author

Noriko Fujiwara

Policy Contribution

16 December 2016

Implementation of Circular Economy Business Models by SMEs: Barriers and Enablers

Authors

Vasileios Rizos / Arno Behrens

Research Paper

29 November 2016

Setting the Framework for an Ambitious and Realistic Climate Policy post-COP21: Some thoughts

Author

Milan Elkerbout

Policy Contribution

28 September 2016

Understanding the Circular Economy in Europe, from Resource Efficiency to Sharing Platforms: The CEPS Framework

Authors

Igor Taranic / Arno Behrens / Corrado Topi

Research Paper

27 July 2016

The EU ETS: Caught between an ideal and reality

Author

Andrei Marcu

Policy Contribution

08 March 2016

Carbon Market Provisions in the Paris Agreement (Article 6)

Author

Andrei Marcu

Research Paper

26 January 2016

Time to connect the dots: What is the link between climate change policy and the circular economy?

Author

Arno Behrens

Policy Contribution

22 January 2016

The UN’s role in carbon markets past, present, and future

Author

Andrei Marcu

Policy Contribution

07 December 2015

Author

Awwad Atiah Alharthi

Policy Contribution

03 December 2015

Resource Efficiency Indicators for Policy-Making

Authors

Arno Behrens / Igor Taranic / Vasileios Rizos

Research Paper

13 November 2015

Author

Andrei Marcu

Policy Contribution

02 November 2015

China’s ETS: A vote of confidence in carbon markets ahead of Paris

Author

Andrei Marcu

Policy Contribution

12 October 2015

Mitigation Value, Networked Carbon Markets and the Paris Climate Change Agreement

Author

Andrei Marcu

Policy Contribution

05 October 2015

The Circular Economy: Barriers and Opportunities for SMEs

Authors

Vasileios Rizos / Arno Behrens / Terri Kafyeke / Martin Hirschnitz-Garbers / Anastasia Ioannou

Research Paper

17 September 2015

EU Climate and Energy Governance: There’s more to it than meets the eye

Authors

Christian Egenhofer / Andrei Marcu / Jorge Núñez Ferrer / Fabio Genoese / Milan Elkerbout

Policy Contribution

14 July 2015

Authors

Vasileios Rizos / Arno Behrens / Igor Taranic

Research Paper

11 June 2015

Scanning the Options for a Structural Reform of the EU Emissions Trading System

Authors

Stefan Schleicher / Andrei Marcu / Angela Köppl / Jürgen Schneider / Milan Elkerbout / Andreas Türk / Alexander Zeitlberger

Research Paper

19 May 2015

European Stakeholders’ Perspectives on the EU ETS

Authors

Noriko Fujiwara / Charikleia Karakosta / Aleksander Szpor / Andreas Tuerk / Erwin Hofman

Policy Contribution

30 April 2015

How do stakeholders view the EU ETS? Diversity and differentiation of interests

Authors

Noriko Fujiwara / Chara Karakosta / Aleksander Szpor / Andreas Tuerk / Erwin Hofman

Policy Contribution

08 May 2015

Author

Andrei Marcu

Policy Contribution

08 May 2015

Research Handbook on Climate Change Mitigation Law

Authors

Monica Alessi / Christian Egenhofer / Jorge Núñez Ferrer

Policy Contribution

12 February 2015

Authors

Ilaria Maselli / Marco Giuli

Policy Contribution

25 February 2015

The US-China Joint Announcement on Climate Change: Can the G2 make a difference?

Author

Andrei Marcu

Policy Contribution

26 November 2014

The 2015 Climate Agreement: What’s in it for the EU?

Author

Andrei Marcu

Policy Contribution

17 October 2014

Climate Change: Balancing economic and environmental concerns

Author

Andrei Marcu

Policy Contribution

03 October 2014

The Market Stability Reserve in Perspective

Author

Andrei Marcu

Research Paper

03 October 2014

The Role of Market Mechanisms in a Post-2020 Climate Change Agreement

Author

Andrei Marcu

Research Paper

07 May 2014

Authors

Andrei Marcu / Christian Egenhofer / Susanna Roth / Wijnand Stoefs

Research Paper

11 March 2014

The New EU Climate and Energy Package: Passing the test?

Authors

Andrei Marcu / Christian Egenhofer

Policy Contribution

06 January 2014

Authors

Andrei Marcu / Christian Egenhofer / Susanna Roth / Wijnand Stoefs

Research Paper

06 December 2013

Navigating the road from Warsaw towards a climate agreement in 2015

Author

Noriko Fujiwara

Policy Contribution

05 December 2013

Related Projects

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Ongoing Project

01 November 2018 - 31 October 2020

CICERONE

Circular economy platform for European priorities strategic agenda

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Past Project

01 August 2013 - 30 September 2015

NETGREEN

Network for Green Growth Indicators

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Past Project

01 May 2013 - 30 June 2016

GreenEcoNet

A best practice platform for SMEs to support the green economy transition

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Ongoing Project

01 May 2018 - 01 May 2021

CIRC4Life

A circular economy approach for lifecycles of products and services

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Past Project

01 January 2015 - 01 December 2017

2030 Governance

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Past Project

01 October 2016 - 01 September 2018

CIRCULAR IMPACTS

Measuring the IMPACTS of the Transition to the CIRCULAR Economy

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Past Project

01 February 2015 - 01 July 2018

CARISMA

Coordination and Assessment of Research and Innovation in Support of climate Mitigation Actions

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Past Project

01 January 2013 - 01 December 2015

CES-MED

Cleaner Energy Saving Mediterranean Cities

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Past Project

01 May 2013 - 01 April 2016

POLIMP

Mobilizing and transferring knowledge on post-2012 climate policy implications

External Expertise for the European Parliament on Climate Change Issues

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Past Project

31 August 2010 - 30 November 2014

External Expertise for the European Parliament on Climate Change Issues

Related Task Forces

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Multi-stakeholder Task Force on Sectoral industry Approaches to address climate change

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Past Task Force

31 August 2007 - 29 February 2008

Multi-stakeholder Task Force on Sectoral industry Approaches to address climate change

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Past Task Force

24 November 2016 - 16 May 2018

The Role of Business in the Circular Economy

Which Economic Model for a Water-Efficient Europe

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Past Task Force

05 March 2012 - 23 April 2012

Which Economic Model for a Water-Efficient Europe

Does the revised EU ETS Market produce the ‘right’ price signal?

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Past Task Force

28 October 2011 - 26 March 2012

Does the revised EU ETS Market produce the ‘right’ price signal?

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Past Task Force

17 January 2011 - 26 November 2011

Transport and Climate Change

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Past Task Force

20 November 2008 - 06 May 2009

CDM and post-2012 Flexible Mechanisms

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Past Task Force

15 May 2009 - 23 April 2010

EU and Global Climate Change Policy

The Increasing Role of Cities

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Past Task Force

26 June 2009 - 10 September 2009

Benchmarking in the EU ETS and Beyond

Global Sectoral Industry Approaches to Climate Change

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Past Task Force

18 September 2007 - 12 February 2008

Global Sectoral Industry Approaches to Climate Change

The Way Forward

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Past Task Force

02 October 2007 - 05 September 2008

EU ETS Review II

Completing the Review of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

Making the most of the G8+5 Climate Change Process

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Past Task Force

27 November 2006 - 25 September 2007

Making the most of the G8+5 Climate Change Process

Accelerating Structural Change and Technology Diffusion on a Global Scale

Review of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

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Past Task Force

13 April 2005 - 21 September 2005

Review of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

Priorities for Short-Term Implementation of the Second Round of Allocation (Part I + II)

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Past Task Force

14 March 2006 - 20 October 2006

Shaping the Global Arena

Preparing the EU Emissions Trading Scheme for the post-2012 Period

Towards a coherent EU climate change strategy for beyond Kyoto

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Past Task Force

22 October 2004 - 18 April 2005

Towards a coherent EU climate change strategy for beyond Kyoto

How the EU can provide international leadership

Market Stimulation of Renewables-based Electricity in the Internal Market

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Past Task Force

19 January 2005 - 07 June 2005

Market Stimulation of Renewables-based Electricity in the Internal Market

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Past Task Force

03 March 2009 - 14 October 2009

A Green Budget for a Sustainable Future

Adapting the EU Budget to Climate Change

The Business Consequences of the Emerging EU Emissions Trading Scheme

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Past Task Force

16 December 2003 - 10 September 2004

The Business Consequences of the Emerging EU Emissions Trading Scheme

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading in Europe

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Past Task Force

13 July 2001 - 22 January 2002

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading in Europe

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