Are circular cities the key to future-proofing Europe? | Circling Back

The Circular Economy Show Podcast

Could rethinking our cities through a circular lens be the key to future-proofing Europe whilst offering exciting investment opportunities?

Join us in the third of our five-part Circling Back series of the Circular Economy Show, to hear host Lou Waldegrave speak with Julia Okatz from Systemiq and Joss Bleriot, Executive Lead for Policy and Institutions at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

They discuss how circular economy strategies can, by bringing nature back into our built environments, help us adapt to extreme weather—cooling down cities, restoring green space, and building resilience into every street—while generating substantial economic, environmental, and social benefits.

From Paris to Berlin, and cities across the continent, Europe’s urban centres are feeling the effects of heat domes and climate stress. But, the circular economy offers a powerful, nature-positive way forward.

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This conversation originally featured in episode 159: How to build a nature-positive circular economy for Europe, published in September 2024.

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