Publications


Scaling up Europe

Energy-intensive industries are a key piece of the puzzle as Europe seeks to transition to an economy with net zero greenhouse gases. Decarbonising the production of key materials – steel, cement, chemicals and more – is crucial for achieving EU climate targets, and also for the EU’s industrial competitiveness and strategic autonomy.


Europe's Missing Plastics

Plastic waste has emerged as a major environmental, industrial and policy concern in recent years, within Europe and g...
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EU Biomass Use in a Net-Zero Economy: A course correction for EU biomass

This study looks at the big picture of biomass use across the EU economy and suggests ways to realise the greatest pos...
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Klimatagenda för Sverige

Klimatomställningen är en av vår tids största globala ut­maningar. Sveriges mål om noll netto-utsläpp senast år 2045 ä...
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Klimatnyttan av svensk gruvnäring

Den här rapporten belyser den internationella klimateffekten av svensk gruvnäring. Sveriges klimatmål kräver att svens...
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Kritiska Metaller för Klimatomställningen

Metaller och mineral är råvaror med unik betydelse för samhället och den klimatomställning vi står inför. Denna rapport ...
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Steeling Demand: Mobilising buyers to bring net-zero steel to market before 2030

Steeling Demand: Mobilising buyers to bring net-zero steel to market before 2030 demonstrates that demand signals from...
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Den svenska ekvationen för bioresurser

Denna artikel är ett annex till rapporten Klimatagenda för Sve­rige - En plan som kombinerar netto-noll utsläpp med in...
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Klimatnyttan av svensk export

Denna studie beräknar klimatnyttan av svensk export. Vi finner att den redan idag är betydande och kan mer än fördubbl...
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Industrial Transformation 2050 - Pathways to Net-Zero Emissions from EU Heavy Industry

There is intense debate about how to close the gap between current climate policy and the aim of the Paris Agreement t...
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The Circular Economy - a Powerful Force for Climate Mitigation

This report investigates how a more circular economy can contribute to cutting CO2 emissions. It explores a broad range ...
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Understanding the economic case for decarbonising cities

Cities have a clear and fundamental role to play in addressing the climate emergency and achieving the UN Sustainable ...
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Preserving Value in EU Industrial Materials - A value perspective on the use of steel, plastics and aluminium

The debate on material use and recycling has intensified the last years, not least due to the increased focus on clim ...
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Mainstreaming Green Hydrogen in Europe

This white paper summarises an independent research project conducted by Material Economics and commissioned by Breakt...
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The Circular Economy and COVID-19 Recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic has been catastrophic, with tens of millions of cases and more than a million deaths, and severe...
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Circular Nordics - How the circular economy can reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Nordic Region

This report explores whether circular approaches have the potential to further accelerate GHG emission reductions in t...
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A net-zero transition for EU industry - What does it mean for the pulp & paper industry?

The pulp and paper (P&P) industry will be profoundly affected by the broader industrial transformation to net zero emi...
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Completing the Picture - How the Circular Economy Tackles Climate Change

A step-change is needed to put the world on track to achieve zero emissions by 2050 to meet the 1.5˚C target set out i...
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Article on Sustainable Packaging - The Role of Materials Substitution

This article summarises a study looking at the role of materials substitution in reducing lifecycle emissions from ...
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Ett värdebeständigt svenskt materialsystem

Om 100 kr råmaterial går in i den svenska ekonomin, hur många kronor återstår efter en användningscykel? Materi...
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Framing stranded asset risks in an age of disruption

This study investigates which assets could become economically stranded as a result of the transition to a more sustaina...
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A Good Disruption

Published in October 2016, A Good Disruption – Reinventing Growth in the Twenty-First Century explains how the massive...
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