Circular Economy as a Global Challenge

If the EU were to take on the challenges of creating a circular economy on its own, its economy would be left at a competitive disadvantage; and the aims of reducing the global consumption of raw materials and redicing pollution overall would not be attained. For that reason, the EU should play an important role in leading a way to a global circular economy. That is why the European Union has comprised a working document titled Leading the way to a global circular economy: state of play and outlook, which is another one of my reads currently.

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