The Circularity Gap Report 2022

The world may feel like it’s on fire, but here’s the solution: enacted globally, a circular economy can help to close the Emissions Gap. This Circularity Gap Report 2022 will demonstrate—based on five years of analysis and learnings—how the circular economy is a means to cut resource-use and emissions and boost equitable societies. With our roadmap of 21 circular solutions, businesses, cities and nations can reduce resource extraction and use by 28%, therefore cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 39% and getting the world on a 1.5-degree pathway. Tailoring the roadmap to different localities and sectors can guide all key actors in the course corrections we so desperately need. Whilst our roadmap is a powerful addition to the clean-energy transition already underway, we won’t achieve the scale of change needed unless we also drop business as usual behaviours and overcome linear thinking. In this iteration of the Report, we investigate these obstacles, plus showcase real-world examples of circular activity.