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</script>Energy and Circular Economy: Nexus beyond Concepts
doi: 10.3390/su16051728
Energy and materials are increasingly important in industrialized countries, and they impact the economy, sustainability, and people’s future. The purpose of this work was to study the relationship between energy and the circular economy using methods such as Pearson’s correlation and a principal component analysis. Thus, 12 strong correlations were found, with 5 of them between the following relevant variables from two different subjects: the correlations of the raw material consumption, the domestic material consumption, and the material import dependency with the final energy consumption in transport (0.81, 0.92, and 0.81); the correlation of the circular material use rate with the final energy consumption in households (0.70); and the correlation of the material import dependency with the final energy consumption in industry (0.89). The time series forecast was only conclusive for the waste generated, showing that it will increase in the next 10 years.
- University of Technology Russian Federation
- Polytechnic Institute of Porto Portugal
- Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering of Porto Portugal
- Universidade do Porto Portugal
- INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO Portugal
Environmental effects of industries and plants, TJ807-830, sustainability, TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, Environmental sciences, material flows, GE1-350, energy
Environmental effects of industries and plants, TJ807-830, sustainability, TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, Environmental sciences, material flows, GE1-350, energy
