The relevance of the circular economy for climate change is still a developing area of research that needs to be explored. This paper aims to provide an overview of the relevance of the circular economy for climate change through the theory of change approach framework. For this purpose, we analysed 96 articles from the Scopus and WoS databases in the "Arts and Humanities, Business, Management and Accounting, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences," with the keywords "Circular economy" and "Climate Change". Our analysis shows that 87% of the reviewed articles showed a strong relevance of the circular economy for climate change. However, most of the articles focused on the mitigation aspect of climate change. The circular economy is widely practised in countries such as the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, and China. Our main theoretical contribution is in developing a logical framework through the theory of change, which is a novel approach in social science research apart from monitoring and evaluation studies.

Khanna, M., Gusmerotti, N.m., Frey, M. (2022). The Relevance of the Circular Economy for Climate Change: An Exploration through the Theory of Change Approach. SUSTAINABILITY, 14(7), 3991 [10.3390/su14073991].

The Relevance of the Circular Economy for Climate Change: An Exploration through the Theory of Change Approach

Gusmerotti N. M.;Frey M.
2022-01-01

Abstract

The relevance of the circular economy for climate change is still a developing area of research that needs to be explored. This paper aims to provide an overview of the relevance of the circular economy for climate change through the theory of change approach framework. For this purpose, we analysed 96 articles from the Scopus and WoS databases in the "Arts and Humanities, Business, Management and Accounting, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences," with the keywords "Circular economy" and "Climate Change". Our analysis shows that 87% of the reviewed articles showed a strong relevance of the circular economy for climate change. However, most of the articles focused on the mitigation aspect of climate change. The circular economy is widely practised in countries such as the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, and China. Our main theoretical contribution is in developing a logical framework through the theory of change, which is a novel approach in social science research apart from monitoring and evaluation studies.
2022
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
Articolo
Esperti anonimi
Settore SECS-P/08 - ECONOMIA E GESTIONE DELLE IMPRESE
English
circular economy
climate change
theory of change (ToC)
eco-innovation
Khanna, M., Gusmerotti, N.m., Frey, M. (2022). The Relevance of the Circular Economy for Climate Change: An Exploration through the Theory of Change Approach. SUSTAINABILITY, 14(7), 3991 [10.3390/su14073991].
Khanna, M; Gusmerotti, Nm; Frey, M
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