On 3 November 2020 the German Environment Agency organised the European Resources Forum (ERF) for the 5th time. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the ERF conference was held virtually as an online event for the first time. 630 participants from 43 countries attended.
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Opening session of the 5th European Resources Forum 2020
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ERF 2020 Opening session: Presentation Messner ERF 2020 Opening session: Presentation Bruyninckx
Plenary session I: The nexus between resource use and climate change - making Europe more resource efficient and climate friendly
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ERF 2020 Plenary session I: Presentation Bleischwitz ERF 2020 Plenary session I: Presentation Sverdrup ERF 2020 Plenary session I: Presentation Lehmann ERF 2020 Plenary session I: Presentation La Camera
Parallel session 1: Resource efficient and circular design – from niche to mainstream
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ERF 2020 Parallel session 1: Presentation Moora ERF 2020 Parallel session 1: Presentation Scholz & Vepsäläinen
Parallel session 2: Modelling the nexus between resource use and climate change
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ERF 2020 Parallel session 2: Presentation Lorenz ERF 2020 Parallel session 2: Presentation Neumann ERF 2020 Parallel session 2: Presentation Lutter ERF 2020 Parallel session 2: Presentation Rovenskaya
Parallel Session 3: Sustainable chemistry
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ERF 2020 Parallel session 3: Presentation Jakl ERF 2020 Parallel session 3: Presentation Eigenmann ERF 2020 Parallel session 3: Paintings Eigenmann
Parallel session 4: Renewable energies and end of life – the example of wind turbines
ERF 2020 Parallel session 4: Presentation Westbomke ERF 2020 Parallel session 4: Presentation Zhang ERF 2020 Parallel session 4: Presentation Schmid
Plenary session II: The European green deal - new impulses for a resource efficient Europe in a circular economy
Parallel session 5: Sustainability, climate protection and resource efficiency in the health system
ERF 2020 Parallel session 5: Presentation Manstein ERF 2020 Parallel session 5: Presentation Bratan
Parallel session 6: Fostering the resource efficient and circular economy - How to manage the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation?
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ERF 2020 Parallel session 6: Presentation Garcia John ERF 2020 Parallel session 6: Presentation Balduyck ERF 2020 Parallel session 6: Presentation Thestrup Jensen
Parallel session 7: Resource efficiency and circular economy indicators and targets
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ERF Parallel session 7: Presentation Haupt ERF Parallel session 7: Presentation Bacigalupi ERF Parallel session 7: Presentation Mommaas
Parallel session 8: Global implications of a country’s water footprint - the case of industrialised countries
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ERF 2020 Parallel session 8: Presentation Berger & Helmecke ERF 2020 Parallel session 8: Presentation Boulay ERF 2020 Parallel session 8: Presentation Bunsen ERF 2020 Parallel session 8: Presentation Motoshita
Parallel session 9: Sustainable lifestyles for the resource efficient and circular economy
Parallel session 10: Resource efficient buildings, infrastructures and building solutions
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ERF 2020 Parallel session 10: Presentation Rhomberg ERF 2020 Parallel session 10: Presentation Dosch ERF 2020 Parallel session 10: Presentation de Meeus
Parallel session 11: The international dimension of resource efficiency - policies and best practise examples from all over the world
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ERF 2020 Parallel session 11: Presentation Sergienko ERF 2020 Parallel session 11: Presentation Khosla ERF 2020 Parallel session 11: Presentation Zhu ERF 2020 Parallel session 11: Presentation Aoki-Suzuki
Parallel session 12: Learning about resource efficiency - The role of the higher education system
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ERF 2020 Parallel session 12: Presentation Autio ERF 2020 Parallel session 12: Presentation Rohn ERF 2020 Parallel session 12: Presentation Masseck
Parallel session 13: Top ten technologies towards a sustainable use of our resources
ERF 2020 Parallel session 13: Presentation Michels ERF 2020 Parallel session 13: Presentation Mangin
Plenary session III: Outlook and next steps
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