Why the EU’s renewable energy proposal subverts the circular economy

The draft Renewable Energy Directive creates a distortion in the waste market by making it comparatively cheaper to burn waste rather than to prevent it or recycle it

To date, the Renewable Energy Directive has been a key obstacle to achieving waste policy objectives. If the EU is…

Full text: http://www.euractiv.com/section/circular-economy/opinion/why-the-eus-renewable-energy-proposal-subverts-the-circular-economy/

Author

Janek Vahk

Source

EurActiv, 2018-01-11.

Supplier

Zero Waste Europe

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