Workshop: Understanding Net Zero and the Circular Economy

Can the economy and the environment sustainably co-exist? That is the existential question that decision makers and policy makers around the world are wrestling with considering the significant environmental challenges that the world is currently facing. Although there is no definitive answer yet, there is a growing consensus that it is possible to de-couple economic activity from environmental degradation and the path towards Net Zero and realization of the Circular Economy are two clear examples of how this may be achieved. This workshop will explain these concepts and demonstrate practical examples of how they are being realized. Tool and methods such as carbon accounting, economic valuation of ecosystem services, and green economic re-structuring will be presented to participants so they can ​‘see’ how these efforts are tangibly being realized and the potential for their full deployment.