CCICED Scoping Study Circular Economy in the context of the Sino-German Environment Partnership

The aim of this study is to support the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) in identifying relevant research questions and policy development in the field of the circular economy in China. The study includes an analysis of the feasibility of modelling of the ecological and socio-economic potential of implementing a implementation of a comprehensive circular economy in China (based on the experiences of the study "Model Germany circular economy"), the identification and prioritisation of environmentally relevant sectors for a circular economy in China, the defining research questions for follow-up projects and deriving policy recommendations for the implementation of a comprehensive circular economy in China. The study contributes to the development of policy recommendations to promote the circular economy for the 15th five-year plan in China and strengthens the bilateral cooperation between China and Germany in the field of the circular economy within the framework of the Sino-German environment partnership.