Abstract
The Paris Agreement was adopted in COP21 of the UNFCCC, held in December 2015. One aim of the Agreement, to “hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 ℃ above preindustrial levels”, is urgently needed in order to avoid a 7 meter rise in sea levels caused by the melting of the ice sheet in Greenland. In addition, “Net Zero Emission” by the end of this century has also been proposed as a post-2030 target.
The Paris Agreement emphasizes the crucial importace of making immediate changes regarding our use of fossil fuels and stresses that the kinds of energy sources made available on the planet must be limited to renewable energy, nuclear energy and hydrogen obtained from the CCS process being used in oil-producing countries.
What is the role of a Circular Economy in this century, when the very foundation of almost all industries must be revamped? A possible solution can be reached only if we work from the idea that we need to thoroughly investigate optimized measures for the integration of arterial and venous industries before the year 2050.
