Friday, January 14, 2022

A LINEAR VERSUS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY


There are two major economic systems one of which has been practiced for many hundreds of years and the second which economists urge us to adopt. The former is termed the linear economy and the latter is termed the circular economy. Do your research and discover what they mean. Then write an essay where you explain why the World needs a circular economy

BEFORE YOU START

·         What is linear economy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nq86ohVMI8

·         Moving from a linear to a circular economy  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nq86ohVMI8

READ AND MAKE NOTES

·         What is a circular economy? There is a wealth of information on this page, both texts and videos, that you need to study and make notes on. https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/topics/circular-economy-introduction/overview#:~:text=A%20circular%20economy%20decouples%20economic,loss%2C%20waste%2C%20and%20pollution.

·         The circular economy in detail https://archive.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/explore/the-circular-economy-in-detail

·          What is the linear economy and why do we need to go circular? https://planetark.org/newsroom/news/what-is-the-linear-economy-and-why-do-we-need-to-go-circular

WATCH AND TAKE NOTES

·         The circular economy https://www.ted.com/talks/kristin_kinder_the_circular_economy

·         What is a circular economy: a simple explanation https://www.ted.com/talks/cillian_lohan_the_circular_economy_a_simple_explanation