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2020/SOM1/PPSTI/048 Agenda Item: 12.3

Presentation on Research and Innovation Roadmap for Circular Economy

Purpose: Information

Submitted by: APEC Center for Technology Foresight  

 

 

 

 

 

 

15th Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation Meeting

Putrajaya, Malaysia13-14 February 2020

Research and Innovation Roadmap

for Circular Economy

15th APEC Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI) Meeting12-15 February 2020

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BCG Digital Platform

Reuse, Refurbish, Sharing, Recycle, Upcycle

Maximal L ife Cycle Usage

Zero-was te

VALUE CREATION

BiologicsPrecision medicine

Sustainable tourism

Biotechnology

OmicsConservation technology

Functional food

Agricultural products/produ

ctivity

Mass tourism

Herbal products

Precision agriculture,

Seed technology

Big data, Digital

platform

Herb production & Active

ingredients

Agriculture & Food Health & Medicine

Tourism

BCG (Bio-, Circular-, Green) economy

Bioprocess

High-valued

Biochemicals

Biofuel

Biochemical technology

Energy, Chemicals & Materials

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Virgin materi

alWaste

Linear economy Circular economy

Make

Use

ReturnMake Use DisposeTake

What is the Circular economy?

“Circular economy is economic model that redesign system aims to keep all resources at highest value and allows them to be reused”

(STI White paper: BCG, 2018)5

Why Circular economy?

Over earth carrying capacityEarth has a maximum carrying capacity of 8 billion people while current humanity is using nature 1.75 times faster than planet's ecosystems can regenerate

Resource shortageNatural resources become cost of industries

Trade protectionismEU announced Single Market for Green Productsince 2013 all products in EU must provide Carbon Footprint information

Economic opportunity The world would gain profit from reduced raw material consumption and other opportunities

Waste and Pollution are over ecological ceilingClimate Change, Biodiversity loss, Land conversion, N&P loading

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Regenerate

natural system

Keep product

s & materia

ls in use

Design out

waste & pollution

3 Principles of Circular economy

(Ellen Macarthur, 2015)7

Overview of APEC CTF’s role in the development of Circular Economy Grand Strategy

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APEC CTF’s role in the development of

Circular Economy Grand Strategy

To accelerate a circular economy transition through leveraging Higher Education’s mechanisms and capacities, and through promoting science, research, and innovation

Partners

Stakeholder Engagement

Shared vision and target Relaxing constraints Laws & regulations Comprehensive incentive

packages Procurement guidelines Funding structures Collaboration platforms Anchor programs

Circular Economy Policy & Industry Dialogues

Focus groups

Evidence based approach

RDI Landscape Thai CE baseline and

indicator LCA/LCI Material footprint

Industry deep dives study

Grand strategy for Circular Economy

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>> Sector specific strategies

Research & Innovation Roadmap>>

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120Stakeholders & experts consulted

Various toolsexploredEnterprises (LE, Startup),

Non-profit org., Researchers, Academia,

Policy makers

Scenario planning, STEEPV, Brainstorming, Expert panel,

Stakeholder analysis, Interview, Literature review, Bibliometrics,

etc.

Key principles & visions for CE

• Systemic & closed loop thinking are needed.

• CE should promote economic growth, income equality, and employment.

• CE could be solution to both new economy and old problems. (i.e. Waste)

• Strategic sectors in BCG economy could be a starting point for Thailand’s

• Expansion of CE market could be donevia education and awareness raising.

• Readiness is a key for successful prioritized sectors.

• Relaxing regulation is required condition.

• Innovative and long-term financing options should be identified to support private investment.

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*Work in progress

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Focus group with stakeholders

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60 paxPrivate sectors (LE, Startup, non-profit)Research institute

Public sector

Key drivers&

Key enablers

CE scenarios

STEEPV

Visioning CE value

chain

4 Groups

Focus group withstakeholder

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STEEPV analysis

Social• Urbanization

Technology• New eco-tech and innovation• New material

Economy• New business model

Environment• Waste• Pollution

Politics• Public sector management• Stakeholders Engagement

Value

• Change in consumer behavior• Society’s environmental concern• Entrepreneur’s environmental concern • Environmental recognition via education 13

• New Business model

• Pollution from linear economy + Climate change

• Change in consumer behavior

• Public sector management

• Urbanization

• Increase in waste

• New Eco-tech and innovation

Key drivers for CE Key enablers forCE• Society’s environmental concern

• New material

• Environmental recognition via education

• Stakeholders Engagement

• Entrepreneur’s environmental concern

Key drivers & Key enablers

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4 Preferred CE Scenarios

Sustained business

Sustainability first

Green Economy & Society

Sustained Society

• New business model which emphasized on environment• Eco-friendly business fully supported• Every single sector shares eco-friendly technology

• CE business get more profit• New designed products and services• Fully support form government

What will happened?

• Increase in eco-friendly business and waste management• People support eco-friendly products• Resource shortage problems are well managed

• Government announce policy and regulation enhance private sector’s environmental concern

• Eco-friendly, material reuse, waste management, and sharing business are increased

• High Society’s CE concern

VISIONING CE Value Chain

Logistic sharing

Drone, GPS for real-

time/ just-in-time

Logistics 03

System integrator

Agile/modular

Value engineering

Automation & AI

New manufacture 02

Secondary raw material

Renewable material

Agro-productivity

New mat R&D

Data pool of material flow

New material 01

Lab & Standards

CE product design

Monitoring system

Extended Producer Responsibility: EPR

Waste separation

Waste data

Closing loop 05

Envi Data/info for customer

Access to customer data

Leasing/sharing product

Consumption 04

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Next step

Workshop with specialists from APEC economies

Pinpoint CE vision based on key drivers and enablers

Identify technology needed for CE

Identify required research and innovation

http://www.apecctf.org

THANK YOU

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