Glossary

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Circular Economy

Net Zero

Net Zero refers to achieving a balance between the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere.

This is usually done by reducing emissions as much as possible through measures such as switching to renewable energy sources, improving energy efficiency and using carbon capture technologies, and then offset the remaining emissions by investing in projects that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, such as reforestation or soil carbon sequestration

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Circular Economy Legislation

Neomaterials
Neomaterials are innovative materials derived from production processes that follow the principles of the Circular Economy.

There are 3 broad categories of neomaterials:
- “bio-based”, materials of plant and animal origin or formed by micro-organisms.
- The “neo-classics”, made from recycled materials that are now the basis of various production processes.
- The “ex novo”, obtained thanks to waste and waste recovery processes of different industries and waste from incinerators and extracting CO2 from the atmosphere.