Urban Agenda Partnership on Circular Economy Hkon Jentoft

Urban Agenda Partnership on Circular Economy Håkon Jentoft, City of Oslo 8 th of October, Brussels

Partnership on Circular Economy

2017 Timeframe 2018 2019 Stocktaking Draft Action Plan Develop scoping fiches based on the topics chosen Public consultation and feedback Identifying bottlenecks and possible actions Final Action Plan Implementation of the Action Plan Evaluation of the Partnership

Partners Circular Economy Commission representatives of the relevant DGs • EC - DG REGIO • EC - DG ENV • EC – DG RTD Urban Authorities European associations • EUROCITIES • CEMR (Confederation of European Municipalities and Regions) • EIB (European Investment Bank) • ACR+ (Association of Cities and Regions) • URBACT (European exchange and learning programme promoting sustainable urban development) • Experts (e. g. , Universities etc. )

Scope: Four themes to investigate Governance Circular business enablers and drivers Circular consumption Urban resource management

Set of six criteria To choose among several potential actions, a set of six criteria function as guidelines: 1. Cities’ needs 2. Fit the concept of the Circular Economy 3. Potential for improvement 4. Reality check 5. Expertise 6. Added value

Working method of the Partnership • • • Divided each theme into different subtopics 11 Scoping fiches was developed, proposing several actions to be taken forward by the Partnership Reduced 40 something actions into 12 by asking: • • Does the scoping fiche reflect the discussions that took place within the working group? Do the proposed actions reflect the scoping fiche and the identified barriers? How do the proposed actions reflect the criteria set by the Partnership Partners voted for which action to take forward, and nominated themselves for the different working groups.

The Partnership Action plan 12 Actions to promote circular economy in cities – 3 Better Regulation – 2 Better Funding – 7 Better Knowledge

Better Regulation

Better Funding

Better Knowledge

Concrete outputs so far • URBACT Action Planning Network established to engage even more cities on how to effectively work with waste prevention, re-use and recycling at local level • ESPON Targeted Analysis provides a knowledge pack for city administrations on how to promote collaborative economy intiatives that stimulate the circular economy • Two position papers have been developed to feed into on-going processes in the European Parliament and EU Commission. Both positions have been adopted • More guidelines and tools will be launched throughout the fall of 2019. • The partners in the Partnership have also launched their own circular ambitions!

Several strategies developed • For many of the partners, the involvement in the Urban Agenda Partnership have developed into concrete local ambitions. • 5 partners have developed their own circular economy strategies • Address several strategic areas: • Public Procurement • Building and Construction • Waste prevention and waste management • Support for circular entrepreneurship • Industrial symbiosis • Local governance

Thank you for your attention! Hakon. jentoft@ren. oslo. kommune. no www. urbanagendaforthe. eu @EUUrban. Agenda Håkon Jentoft Coordinator City of Oslo