Clara Löw

Scoping Study 2024

Circular Economy (CE) in China

According to UNEP (2024), the annual global extraction of materials has grown from 30.9 billion tons in 1970 to 95.1 billion tons in 2020, and is expected to reach 106.6 billion tons in 2024. Thus, the prolonged growth of the global demand for materials is associated with major environmental concern

Policy Brief

Circular Economy – Wellbeing within Planetary Boundaries

This Policy Brief summarises Oeko-Institut’s recommendations for policymakers. Developed on the basis of our scientific findings, these recommendations are intended to provide guidance for political representatives in their decision-making for a circular economy.

Study to Support the Impact Assessment for the Review of Directive 2000/53/EC on End-of-Life Vehicles

The "Study to Support the Impact Assessment for the Review of Directive 2000/53/EC on End-of-Life Vehicles" is to assist the European Commission in developing the impact assessment for the revision of the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive (ELVD), also looking at Directive 2005/64/EC (3RD). It aims to a

OVERARCHING POLICY RECOMMENDATION Indonesia

Collaborative Actions for Single Use Plastic Prevention in Southeast Asia (CAP SEA)

The main objective of this paper is to provide recommendations to the Indonesian government for the prevention of single-use plastics and packaging waste in Indonesia. The recommendations have been drafted on the basis of the CAP-SEA’s support activities to the political partners in Indonesia.

Policy Recommendation for Thailand

SUP and Packaging Waste Prevention

The objective of this policy brief is to support the vision of the Bio-Circular- Green Economy Model (BCG Model) of Thailand. The main focus of this policy brief is on promoting the circularity of plastic materials through upstream measures, i.e., prevention, reuse, and design approaches for support

Checking the facts!

Why are biobased and biodegradable plastic not part of the solution to reduce plastic waste?

This report has been prepared to provide simple assistance to CAP SEA partner organisations in their work. Science-based background knowledge on biobased and biodegradable plastic shall enable the partners to avoid regrettable substitution of single-use products. For instance, replacement of single-