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U.S.-China Collaboration on the Circular Economy: Background and Potential Topics

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What are the co-benefits between the Circular Economy model and sustainable development goals?

New analysis provides strategies for U.S.-China collaboration on the circular economy

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Mengye ZhuAssistant Research Professor

Ryna Cui, Research Director

Nate Hultman, Director

Kathleen KennedyAssistant Research Professor 

M. Zhu, R. Cui, N. Hultman, K. Kennedy (June 2023). "U.S.-China Collaboration on the Circular Economy: Background and Potential Topics." Center for Global Sustainability, College Park.

A new analysis from the Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) discusses the linkages between the circular economy model and climate change, methane, and plastic pollution mitigation. Additionally, this analysis discusses potential areas of circular economy that the US and China can work on collaboratively.


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School Authors: Allen Fawcett, Gokul Iyer, Alicia Zhao

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