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Exploratory scenarios (No direct URL to dataset)

External Data Spec Published 21 Apr 2023
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The scenario assumptions are explained in more detail in the ETC report 'Analysis of the circular material use rate and the doubling target' (ETC CE report 2023/X) which will be published on the website of the ETC CE at the same time as the briefing (https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-ce). The dataset as such will not be published.
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ETC Circular economy and resource use (ETC CE)
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https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-ce

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Figure Circular material use rate under different exploratory scenarios. The historical trend in the Circular Material Use Rate (CMUR) indicator is presented, together with the results of different exploratory scenarios. The analysis of the changes to waste and material flows only provides a first ‘back of the envelope’ estimate of how the CMUR might change (assuming other parameters remain constant), without implementing a full mass-balancing exercise. The effect of selected (isolated) variations in the underlying parameters of the CMUR indicator should be interpreted as exploratory scenario results. The ambition of the Circular economy action plan of doubling the CMUR within the next decade is understood as moving from a CMUR of 11.7% in 2020 – the year of the adoption of the Action Plan – to 23.4% in 2030 for the EU-27 as a whole.
Figure Amount (left) and environmental footprint (right) of the production of materials consumed in the EU-27, 2019. As a volume-based indicator, the Circular Material Use Rate (CMUR) is dominated by the non-metallic minerals which make up 52 % of material consumption and 66 % of recycled waste. Thus, the main leverage point for increasing the CMUR are measures to increase the CMUR of non-metallic minerals. From an environmental perspective, the significance of the material categories is different: around 75 % of the total environmental footprint of the EU27’s final demand can be allocated to ready-for-use materials and fuels. Fossil fuels contribute 35 % to the environmental impact of ready-for-use materials, biomass 32 %, metals 26 %, and non-metallic minerals only 6%.

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