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Cleaning Up the Environment for a Circular Economy
When plastic became popular in the 1950s and 60s it seemed like a revolutionary material. Cheap, lightweight, flexible – and extremely durable. Today, plastic pollution is an ever-growing problem that…
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Regenerative Agriculture: There’s Hope
This high-profile DLD Circular 2023 session focuses on regenerative agriculture and how it can help solve problems like climate change and biodiversity loss. The panel discussion, moderated by journalist David…
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The Biodiversity Risk Filter: A Tool to Save Lives
The biosphere sustains all life on Earth but is extremely small relative to the planet, as WWF Germany’s Christoph Heinrich explains in his evocative DLD Circular presentation. “The biosphere is…
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Eat Chocolate to Save a Rainforest
If you love chocolate (or coffee) and care about the rainforest, treat yourself to this captivating DLD Circular talk by Frauke Fischer. A professor at University of Würzburg, Fischer co-founded…
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Will the Fifth Industrial Revolution Be Circular?
The concept of a circular economy could become a fifth industrial revolution, Ramona Liberoff argues in this passionate DLD talk. As Executive Director of PACE – short for Platform for…
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State of Circularity
“This speech is about the state of global circularity”, Martijn Lopez Cardozo tells the audience at the outset of his DLD Circular 23 talk. The CEO of Dutch NGO Circle…
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Welcome to Munich
In her DLD Circular 23 welcome speech, the mayor of Munich, Katrin Habenschaden, emphasizes the importance of transitioning to a more sustainable economy. The world faces an urgent challenge from…
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How AI and Robots Help with E-Waste Recycling
Technology is coming to solve a problem it has created itself: AI expert Greg Ameyugo explains how robots can automate many steps of a tricky process.
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Rethinking Fashion: “We Need to Make Sustainability the Norm”
Dressing up is fun, but garment production often harms the planet. Fashion expert Katrin Ley explains what you can do to stay stylish and help reshape the apparel industry –…
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DLD Circular 23: Speakers & Topics
Find out who will be on stage, and what to expect, at our second circular economy conference on September 6 in Munich.
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“We Need Stories that Show Human Capacity for Action”
Harvard professor Martin Puchner describes how ancient links between literature and environmentalism offer insights for a better future.
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Sustainability: “Recycling Should Only Be a Last Resort”
Circular economy expert Ramona Liberoff explains how companies and consumers can make the biggest impact in reducing their environmental footprint.
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Advancing AI for a Better Future
Artificial intelligence is a transformative force capable of solving planetary-scale problems – from transport emissions to wildfires and floods – if we pair research with real-world deployment, Yossi Matias (Google) argues in his captivating DLD Future Hub presentation. “We firmly believe that...
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A Green New Deal for Europe
In this riveting talk, bestselling author and economist Jeremy Rifkin calls for a radical transformation of energy production and distribution in order to keep the climate crisis in check. “We need a compelling economic vision for the future and an action-based plan...
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