Cities fostering the circular transition

Welcome and introduction

Topic 1: Local and regional governance

The implementation of change towards Circular Economy in cities and regions requires the well-considered and orchestrated set of actions and measures. In this part, the experience of small and medium-sized cities of Central Europe with local and regional governance will be discussed.

Moderator: Nina Taylor, Project Manager, e-Zavod

Governance of shift towards Circular Economy by small and medium-sized Central European cities – approach of CITY CIRCLE project

Speaker: Stefano Treu, Project Manager, Agenzia Per l’Energia del Friuli Venezia Giulia

Piloting circular solution in the domain of waste management and reuse in Varazdin, Croatia

Speakers: Nikolina Zigmund, Senior Consultant  Development Agency North, Gregor D. Zupančič, R&D Manager, Croteh -The Center for sustainable technologies development

Round table with the speakers

Moderated discussion involving the participants

Topic 2: Measuring/monitoring the circular transition

Shifting from waste management approaches to circular economy strategies means revising how progresses are monitored. However, there is no simple and convenient way to monitor circularity and its impacts at local and regional level. The multi-dimensional aspect of circular economy and the diversity of objectives behind circular economy strategies make it necessary to identify new sets of targets and indicators. This session will highlight two examples of approaches aiming to go beyond weight-based indicators, and better reflecting the environmental impact of local circular economy strategies. 

Moderator: Jean Benoit Bel, ACR+

Case 1 – Accounting the carbon emissions from the pre-waste stages of the products used on their territories

Speaker: Ramy Salemdeeb, Environmental Analyst, Zero Waste Scotland, United Kingdom

Case 2 – Promoting use of life cycle thinking in regional policies

Speaker: Jolanta Dvarioniene, Professor, Institute of Environmental Engineering, KTU – Kaunas University of Technology

Round table with the speakers

Moderated discussion involving the participants

Conclusions