Speaker
Mr
Michiel Pauwels
(KU Leuven)
Description
The circular economy is increasingly promoted as a key strategy for advancing urban sustainability. However, local governments often struggle to clearly define their role and to identify feasible pathways for implementation. Through a systematic analysis of policy documents combined with a set of semi-structured interviews, this research examines how the circular economy is currently conceptualized as a strategy for climate action. In doing so, it also provides insights into the challenges local governments face when adopting and operationalizing the CE discourse.
