The Energy-Saving and Emission-Reduction Effects of the Circular Economy
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Moderator
Prof. Xiaoyu Yan
Environment and Sustainability Institute & Engineering Department, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
- Member of the Renewable Energy Group in the Engineering Department at the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy.
- Co-Founder and Scientific Advisor of Minviro Ltd
- Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Near Zero by Design
Research Interests: Environmental sustainability assessment of bioenergy pathways; Electricity generation technologies; Transport options; Water systems and minerals sourcing using life cycle assessment; Novel dynamical spatiotemporal LCA methods; Impact of energy systems on biodiversity; Water-Energy-Food-Environment nexus; Circular economy; Energy and transport systems modelling to support strategy making
Speaker
Assoc. Prof. Xianlai Zeng (Keynote Speaker)
School of Environment, Tsinghua University
- Fulbright visiting fellow, Center of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, USA (2018-2019)
- Associate director, Center of Think Tank, Tsinghua University, China (2021-2023)
- The chief technical advisor of Basel Convention Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific, UNEP
Research Interests: Waste management; Circular economy; Material flow analysis; Material metabolism
