Blogs
ACEN BLOGS
ACEN's Executive Team and Members have been writing blogs about the circular economy in Africa. Here is a selection of them.
A Vision for a Circular Africa
Africa is offering opportunities towards a more collaborative and environmentally friendly economy, namely circular. How can the current economic barriers and a continent ‘developing itself’ turn into major opportunities and benefits for a Circular Africa?
Originally published in Medium
27th July 2020
Can circularity solve the climate crisis?
The circular economy is an essential tool in mitigating the negative impacts of the climate and ecological crisis. Moving away from our current linear economy and reducing carbon emissions will improve prosperity, enhance the reputation of business, and create healthier lifestyles for ourselves and our planet.
Originally published by Holland Circular Hotspot
8th June 2020.
Resource Recovery Plan for the African Union’s Plastics
by Sally-Anne Kasner and Jonathan Coker
Thoughts will soon turn from the medical crisis to the economic crisis, where a need to kickstart new revenue-generating activities will arise. And this is where consideration would be well to turn towards local and regionally-replicable, industrial development for resources already at hand – namely waste, including plastics, the harbinger of the last global crisis.
Originally published by Baker McKenzie
6th April 2020
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