Implementation of circular economy principles in the use of environmental technologies and climate change mitigation in European Union countries

• Autorzy: Sztorc Małgorzata , Savenkovs Konstantins

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.34659/eis.2025.93.2.1004

Warianty tytułu

PL

Implementacja zasad gospodarki cyrkularnej w zakresie użytkowania technologii środowiskowych i łagodzenia zmian klimatu w państwach UE

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Nowadays, a new trend consistent with the goals of sustainable development, the main purpose of which is to resolve environmental dilemmas related to the intensive use of natural resources, increasing greenhouse gas emissions, and irrational use of products, is the circular economy. This article aims to identify actions taken by EU countries from the perspective of achieving a sustainable level of management of materials, products, and raw materials for the transformation towards a circular economy. During the research process, data from Eurostat, OECD, and PORDATA databases were compared. The research was carried out using cluster analysis, the EDAS method, and the grouping of linearly ordered objects. The research results show that the European Union countries studied have not yet achieved the strategic goals set in the CEAP1 and 2 action plans. Moreover, specific principles of the circular economy are implemented in different ways. The results of the conducted research provide suggestions for the management of the countries’ economies regarding the course of action aimed at the complete implementation of programmes resulting in the reduction of the amount of waste and raw materials used. Moreover, they may influence decisions to modify the regulations concerning the creation of a new economic model following the 5R principle.

PL

Współcześnie nową tendencją zgodną z celami zrównoważonego rozwoju, której główne zamierzenie stanowi rozstrzygnięcie dylematów środowiskowych związanych z intensywnym wykorzystaniem zasobów naturalnych, wzrastającym poziomem emisji gazów cieplarnianych oraz nieracjonalnym użytkowaniem produktów jest gospodarka cyrkularna. Celem artykułu jest rozpoznanie działań podejmowanych przez państwa UE z perspektywy osiągnięcia zrównoważonego poziomu gospodarowania materiałami, produktami i surowcami na rzecz transformacji w kierunku gospodarki cyrkularnej. W trakcie procesu badawczego zestawiono dane z baz Eurostat, OECD, PORDATA. Badania realizowano z wykorzystaniem analizy skupień, metody EDAS oraz grupowania obiektów porządkowanych liniowo. Wyniki badań uwidaczniają, iż badane kraje Unii Europejskiej dotychczas nie zrealizowały celów strategicznych wyznaczonych w planach działania CEAP1 i 2. Ponadto określone zasady gospodarki cyrkularnej implementowane są w odmienny sposób. Rezultaty przeprowadzonych badań stanowią dla zarządzających gospodarkami państw podpowiedź w zakresie sposobu postępowania zmierzającego do kompletnego wdrożenia programów skutkujących redukcją ilości odpadów i wykorzystywanych surowców. Ponadto mogą one wpływać na decyzje modyfikacji przepisów dotyczących kreowania nowego modelu gospodarczego zgodnie z zasadą 5R.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

circular economy; environmental technologies; sustainable development; pro-environmental transformation indicator; CEAP1; CEAP2

PL

gospodarka o obiegu zamkniętym; technologie środowiskowe; rozwój zrównoważony; wskaźnik transformacji prośrodowiskowej; CEAP1; CEAP2

• Wydawca: Polskie Stowarzyszenie Ekonomistów Środowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych
• Czasopismo: Economics and Environment
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: No. 2
• Strony: art. no. 1004
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 67 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Sztorc Małgorzata

• Kielce University of Technology, 1000-lecia Państwa Polskiego Avenue 7, 25-314 Kielce, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0881-0844

autor

Savenkovs Konstantins

• Riga Aeronautical Institute, Latvia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5076-9569

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