Squaring the Circular Economy

Paul Bolger

Paul Bolger has worked across academia, industry, and government to develop long-term research solutions for global sustainability challenges. He is currently on a US-Ireland Fulbright scholarship to study how sustainability research institutes engage interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research to achieve more robust research outcomes.

Total global consumption exceeds the planet’s regenerative capacity by more than 50%; there is broad consensus that an “absolute decoupling” of consumption from resource use and environmental impact is a necessary for a sustainable society. This talk will focus on a shift to a new circular economy, which promises to reduce environmental impact, increase the security of supplies, and produce new business opportunities.

Coffee and pastries will be served.