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Protein for Scraps: A Study of the European Union “Circular” Raw Materials Trade

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  • Llorente-González, Leandro J.

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The shift from the current extractive linear production and consumption system to a circular economy (CE) has been heralded as a way to reduce the negative environmental and social impacts of human economic activity. The European Union (EU) has committed to leading the way to a worldwide CE, with the development of an international market of recyclable raw materials (RRM) as one of the main pillars of its strategy. However, there is extensive evidence regarding the unequal distribution of the economic benefits and environmental damages related to international trade. Therefore, the objective of a global fair transition to a CE may be undermined if the related markets continue to reproduce the prevailing patterns of ecologically unequal exchange. In order to test whether or not this is the case, this research studies the physical trade balance and the terms of trade on the recent RRM trade flows from, to and between the EU27 member states.

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  • Llorente-González, Leandro J., 2024. "Protein for Scraps: A Study of the European Union “Circular” Raw Materials Trade," Revista Galega de Economía, University of Santiago de Compostela. Faculty of Economics and Business., vol. 33(2), pages 1-32.
    • Handle: RePEc:sdo:regaec:v:33:y:2024:i:2_6
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    Keywords

    Circular economy; Ecologically unequal exchange; Secondary raw materias; Recyclable waste; International trade;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • F18 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Environment
    • Q57 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Ecological Economics
    • F54 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - Colonialism; Imperialism; Postcolonialism

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