The Circular Economy Action Plan focuses on EU achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and decoupling economic growth from resource use.
The plan has a strong component regarding construction materials and building process, as the built environment has a high impact on quality of life, local job creation and most sectors of the economy.
From material extraction to waste and emissions, the built environment requires vast amounts of resources and accounts for the following:
– approx. 50% of all extracted material
– approx. 35% of the EU’s total waste generation
– est. 5-12% of total national greenhouse gas emissions from material extraction, manufacturing of construction products, construction and renovation of buildings