Cirkulær økonomi

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Omstillingen til en cirkulær økonomi står højt på EØSU's dagsorden som en løsning på, hvordan klimakrisen kan bekæmpes, og vores planet beskyttes. For civilsamfundet er det en stor mulighed, da det kan bidrage til at:

  • øge det europæiske erhvervslivs konkurrenceevne
  • fremme bæredygtig økonomisk vækst
  • skabe nye jobs.

Den "take-make-waste"-model for produktion og forbrug, der stadig præger vores økonomi i dag, resulterer ikke blot i, at ressourcer spildes, men undergraver også kampen mod klimaændringerne. Modsat den lineære økonomi er en cirkulær økonomi en regenererende og genoprettende model med fokus på at skabe og fastholde økonomisk værdi, tackle globale udfordringer som klimaændringer, tab af biodiversitet og forurening og samtidig skabe et økonomisk udbytte.

Den gode nyhed er, at den cirkulære omstilling allerede er i gang i praksis. Civilsamfundsinteressenter, herunder virksomheder, fagforeninger, den akademiske verden og vidensamfund, ungdomsorganisationer, NGO'er og andre interessegrupper, er i gang med at udvikle og gennemføre mange cirkulære initiativer på lokalt og regionalt niveau. Udnyttelse af cirkulære løsninger og lederskab fra relevante interessenter er Europas bedste mulighed for at fremskynde omstillingen til en cirkulær økonomi.

Den europæiske interessentplatform for cirkulær økonomi er et sådant eksempel. Det er et fælles initiativ, der blev etableret af EØSU og Kommissionen i 2017 for at bringe interessenter inden for den cirkulære økonomi i Europa sammen. Den interessentdrevne platform støtter Europas omstilling til en cirkulær økonomi gennem fremme af dialog, videndeling og udveksling af bedste praksis.

  • Vedtaget on 15/07/2020 - Bureau decision date: 09/06/2020
    Reference
    ECO/523-EESC-2020-02886-00-00-AC-TRA

    The EESC strongly supports the Commission's proposal – Next Generation EU – as a specific tool for a quick and effective recovery.

    The EESC takes a very positive view of the Commission's two main decisions:

    1. to introduce an extraordinary financial recovery instrument as part of the multiannual financial framework
    2. to raise common debt, which will be repaid over a long period of time, and prevent the extraordinary financial burden from falling directly on the Member States in the short run.

    The EESC strongly welcomes the fact that the newly proposed instrument should be closely coordinated with the European Semester process, and furthermore welcomes the Commission's proposal to introduce additional genuine own resources based on different taxes (revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System, digital taxation, large companies' revenues).

    Download — Udvalgets udtalelse: Recovery plan for Europe and the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027
  • Vedtaget on 15/07/2020 - Bureau decision date: 18/02/2020
    Reference
    INT/897-EESC-2020
    (Romania
    Workers - GR II
    Germany

    The European Union and its Member States must stand united to protect their sovereignty. The EESC firmly believes that if Europe is to maintain its leading role in the world, it needs a strong, competitive industrial base. The EESC recognises the crucial importance of shifting to a carbon-neutral economy and of reversing the current curve of biodiversity collapse. Without a green industrial strategy as a cornerstone of the Green Deal, the EU will never succeed in reaching a carbon-neutral economy within one generation. The new industrial strategy must ensure the right balance between supporting European businesses, respecting our 2050 climate neutrality objective and providing consumers with incentives to shift consumption to sustainable goods and services .

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  • Vedtaget on 30/10/2019 - Bureau decision date: 19/03/2019
    Reference
    NAT/775-EESC-2019-02306
    Workers - GR II
    Germany
    Download — Udvalgets udtalelse: Delivering on the circular economy action plan
  • Vedtaget on 26/09/2019 - Bureau decision date: 24/01/2019
    Reference
    NAT/764-EESC-2019-02078-00-00
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Ireland
    Download — Udvalgets udtalelse: Developing synergies across different circular economy roadmaps (own-initiative opinion)
  • Vedtaget on 17/07/2019 - Bureau decision date: 19/03/2019
    Reference
    TEN/695-EESC-2019-01938
    Workers - GR II
    France

    The EESC takes note of the Fourth Report on the State of the Energy Union (SEU), supports the objectives of the Energy Union and welcomes the emphasis on the engagement and mobilisation of EU society to take full ownership of the Energy Union.

    Download — Udvalgets udtalelse: Report on the State of the Energy Union
  • Vedtaget on 19/09/2018 - Bureau decision date: 22/05/2018
    Reference
    INT/863-EESC-2018-02860-00-00-AC-TRA
    (Luxembourg

    The majority of road accidents are down to human error alone, so a comprehensive approach to road safety is needed. It should cover driver behaviour, the working conditions and skills of professional drivers, and infrastructure.

    Download — Udvalgets udtalelse: Vehicle safety / protection of vulnerable road users
  • Vedtaget on 11/07/2018 - Bureau decision date: 19/09/2017
    Reference
    NAT/722-EESC-2018-00464
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Ireland
    (Finland

    The circular economy monitoring framework draws upon and complements the existing Resource Efficiency Scoreboard and Raw Materials Scoreboard, which were developed in recent years by the Commission.

    Download — Udvalgets udtalelse: Monitoring framework for the circular economy (communication)
  • Vedtaget on 23/05/2018 - Bureau decision date: 19/09/2017
    Reference
    NAT/721-EESC-2018-00536
    (Italy

    This EESC opinion covers both the Communication on A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy (COM(2018) 28 final) and the proposal for a Directive on Port Reception Facilities (COM(2018) 33 final), as this initiative also contributes to the objective of reducing the leakage of plastics into the environment

    Download — Udvalgets udtalelse: Strategy on plastics in a circular economy (communication)
  • Vedtaget on 18/10/2017 - Bureau decision date: 23/02/2017
    Reference
    SC/48-EESC-2017-01690-00-00-AC-TRA
    (France
    (Spain

    This Committee opinion, prepared in response to the commission's request, has taken stock of the views of European stakeholders on how EU policies and regulatory action can use sustainable economic models to transition successfully towards economic modernisation by reconciling economic prosperity and efficiency, social inclusion and environmental responsibility.

    • Expert hearing SC/048
    • Expert hearing SC/048
    • Expert hearing SC/048
    • Expert hearing SC/048
    Download — Udvalgets udtalelse: New sustainable economic models (exploratory opinion requested by the Commission)
  • Vedtaget on 05/07/2017 - Bureau decision date: 24/01/2017
    Reference
    NAT/707-EESC-2017
    (United Kingdom

    RoHS 2 addresses the waste hierarchy’s highest priority, waste prevention. Waste prevention includes measures that reduce the content of harmful substances in materials and products. Decreasing the amount of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic waste benefits the management of such waste as a result.

    Download — Udvalgets udtalelse: Restrictions on hazardous substances