towards a zero-waste zero-carbon city
Our Vision
Achieving a zero-waste zero-carbon city is crucial in the fight against climate change. We are facing the reality of a warming planet, and urgent action is needed to reduce our carbon footprint and waste generation. A sustainable city that prioritizes the well-being of the planet and future generations is the way forward. It requires collaboration and accountability from professionals in every sector, as we work towards a common goal of eliminating waste and carbon emissions in every aspect of urban life. Building a zero-waste zero-carbon city is not only necessary, but it's also a collective responsibility that we must take seriously for the betterment of our planet.
Summit Mission
Achieving a zero-waste zero-carbon city is crucial in the fight against climate change. We are facing the reality of a warming planet, and urgent action is needed to reduce our carbon footprint and waste generation. A sustainable city that prioritizes the well-being of the planet and future generations is the way forward. It requires collaboration and accountability from professionals in every sector, as we work towards a common goal of eliminating waste and carbon emissions in every aspect of urban life. Building a zero-waste zero-carbon city is not only necessary, but it's also a collective responsibility that we must take seriously for the betterment of our planet.
Towards a Circular Economy
Explore how circular cities align with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, driving positive change on a global scale
Circular Economy Action Plan
The Circular Economy Action Plan has become a vital component of the European Green Deal as the European Union (EU) recognizes the potential it holds for its cities, where 75% of the population lives. Its objective is to encourage circular economy practices, promote sustainable consumption, and ensure that resources remain within the EU's economy for as long as possible. Furthermore, the plan has identified key sectors such as electronics and ICT, plastics, textiles, construction and buildings, water and nutrients, and food that possess the greatest potential for circularity.
Circular Cities Declaration
The Circular Cities Declaration is a commitment document from cities and regions and is designed to help accelerate the transition from a linear to a circular economy in Europe, and thereby create a resource-efficient, low-carbon and socially responsible society. The Declaration has been developed by a broad partnership of stakeholders to ensure that the vision and commitments contained are ambitious, yet achievable, and reflect the needs of all.
The Founding Sponsors
Knauf Insulation is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of insulation products and solutions. With over 40 years of experience in the industry, they represent one of the fastest growing and most respected names in insulation worldwide. Their mission is to challenge conventional thinking and create innovative insulation solutions that shape the way we live and build in the future, with care for the people who make them, the people who use them and the world we all depend on.
Uniseal is defined by Sustainability, Circularity and Innovation. An enabler of a sustainable built environment, within the circular economy, built on innovation, they are engaged in the design, development, manufacture, distribution and installation of eco-labelled and certified green products for Urban Greenery, Ecological Management, Green Engineering and Waterproofing.
The Founding Organisations
With the historic and landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) established by the three global organisations, the immediate call to action is the founding of the Circular Cities Network. These 3 world professional organisations serve as the Founding Organisations.
A non-governmental global association of professional city and regional planners. It was founded in 1965 in a bid to bring together recognised and highly-qualified planners in an international network. The ISOCARP network brings together 700+ individual and institutional members from more than 90 countries worldwide.
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A truly global federation, IFLA currently represents 78 national associations from Africa, the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Their mission as landscape architects is to create globally sustainable and balanced living environments for the benefit of humanity worldwide.
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WFEO is the internationally recognized and chosen leader of the engineering profession and cooperates with national and other international professional institutions in being the lead profession in developing and applying engineering to constructively resolve international and national issues for the benefit of humanity.
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Founded in Lausanne (Switzerland), on 28 June 1948, with the aim of uniting architects from around the world, in a federation of their respective national organisations. Made up of delegations from 27 states at the time of its creation, today the UIA counts the professional organisations which best represent the architects of 131 countries and territories, and through these, over 1,300,000 architects globally.
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