Ireland needs to start designing “a completely different economy” Eamonn Ryan, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications said on Friday, in an effort to make it a sustainable one. “We have to start designing , reduce waste and emissions by design, by thinking of the entire system change that is needed to make it happen,” he said. Circuléire is the first cross-sectoral industry-led innovation network dedicated to accelerating the net-zero carbon circular economy in Ireland. Its objective between 2020-2022 is to source, test, finance, and scale, circular manufacturing systems, supply chains and circular business models to deliver significant reductions in both CO2 emissions and waste. Dr Geraldine Brennan, senior circular economy programme manager with Irish Manufacturing Research, noted the benefits of a circular economy approach to Ireland included macro economic growth activities, job creation and retention, as well as environmental opportunities.

Source: The Irish Times November 27, 2020 12:22 UTC