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    Closing the loop: A circular economy for

    Europe

    Paola BELLABONA

    Agregada
    Instrumentos Política Exterior

    Delegación de la Unión Europea en


    México
    Towards circular economy
    Maintaining the value of products,
    materials and resources in the
    economy for as long as possible

    Minimising waste generation


    .

    Boosting our competitiveness with


    new business opportunities and
    innovative products and services

    Bringing economic, social and


    environmental gains

    3
    4
    Circular Economy Package
    2 December 2015

    Action Plan List of Initiatives 4 Legislative


    Communication proposals on Waste

    5
    4 Key areas of action 5 Priority sectors

    Construction
    & Demolition

    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    Plastics Strategy

    All plastic packaging will be reusable or recyclable


    (by 2030)

    Boost the market for recycled plastics

    Actions on single-use plastics and microplastics

    Strategic Research Innovation Agenda for Plastics


    (2018)

    Support to multilateral initiatives on plastics

    11
    Implementation: Ingredients of success

     Business case

     Comprehensive approach

     Involving stakeholders - Critical mass

     On top of the political agenda

    12
    Stakeholders' engagement

    • Advancing the circular economy concept on the ground


    • Strengthening cooperation among stakeholders' networks

    representatives of networks of businesses, civil society and


    local, regional and national public authorities

    Submit your own good practices, knowledge,


    strategies and voluntary commitments!

    Link to website: http://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/

    13
    Financing
    the circular transition

    • Horizon 2020 (2018-2020) Focus area


    "Connecting economic and environmental gains - the
    Circular Economy": € 941 million

    • European Structural and Investment Funds,


    implementing Cohesion Policy

    • European Fund for Strategic Investments


    (EFSI), focusing more on investments to meet the
    Paris Agreement targets and help the transition to a
    circular and low carbon economy

    • LIFE programme

    14
    Circular Economy Missions
    to Partner Countries

    • Increase cooperation between EU and partner countries in the field of


    environmental policy
    • Better understanding of the environmental challenges faced by partner
    countries
    • promote green solutions through business partnerships abroad
    (matchmaking events between European and local entrepreneurs, exchange
    of views with targeted audiences)

    • 2016 (Chile, China)


    • 2017 (South Africa, Colombia)
    • 2018 (India, Japan, Indonesia)
    • 2019 (Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia)
    15
    Circular Economy Missions
    in Mexico (24-26 April 2019)
    • 256 attendants EU and Mexican participated during the 3-day mission:
     167 representatives from Mexican companies
     56 European companies
     19 European and multilateral entities
     and 11 Mexican Public entities

    • There was a total of 227 B2B meetings


    • We presented a study " Market opportunities on CE in Mexico”, which
    analysed three main sectors (available at bit.ly/2YYalxL)
     waste management
     wastewater treatment
     waste to energy

    • Field visits

     Note: It was organised back to back to the 8th EU-MX High level dialogue on
    Environment
    16
    Low Carbon Business Action Mexico

    GENERAL OBJECTIVE

    SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE

    17
    Low Carbon Business Action Mexico

    18
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

    Learn more about the Circular Economy:

    • http://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular-
    economy/index_en.htm

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