The Circular Economy Action Agenda identifies five major opportunities
associated with the shift to a circular economy:⁵
tons of GHG emissions reduced⁵
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.8
7.9
8.0
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
32%
34%
36%
38%
46%
54%
68%
74%
86%
99%
80%
$4.5 Trillion
$6 Million
reduction in material use of primary material consumption⁵
reduction in ocean plastic
waste to protect biodiversity
and human health by 2040⁵
economic opportunity
by 2030⁵
Net new jobs could be
created by 2030⁵
28%
39%
80%
82%
83%
90%
91%
92%
93%
94%
95%
96%
97%
98%
99%
0.0
0.2
0.3
0.4
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
Trillion
0
1
2
6
8
10
12
16
17
18
Million
%
39
%
28
80
4.5
4.5
4.5
$0.0
$0.2
$0.3
$0.4
$1.0
$2.0
$3.0
$4.0
$4.2
$4.3
$4.4
$4.5
Million
Million
39%
40%
42%
45%
48%
52%
56%
58%
62%
68%
72%
84%
99%
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