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Circular Economy: Spaceship vs Cowboy by luissanpa is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document summarizes a study that analyzes global economic development from 1900-2015 using a sociometabolic systems approach. It quantifies primary material and energy inputs, as well as all outputs to the environment. The study finds that circularity rates, defined as the proportion of secondary and reused materials, decreased from 43% to 27% over this period, while non-circular inputs increased 16-fold and outputs 10-fold. The authors conclude that fully realizing the potential of the circular econom
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- luissanpa
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- EN