Patrick Schröder

@patricks_CH

I'm a Research Fellow at Chatham House where I lead the institute's research programme on circular economy. Views are my own.

Brighton, UK
Joined May 2017

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    19 Nov 2020
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    "Possibly 1 billion tonnes of waste is burned in open, uncontrolled fires every year; ending this practice will require an enormous increase in waste management infrastructure and services"

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    The extent of open burning of waste is staggering: Half a billion tonnes (24%) of all the municipal solid waste generated is not collected, and a further 27% is mismanaged following collection. Much of this is openly burned. New report by

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  5. Jan 8
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    "Corona showed how vulnerable global food supply chains are, but growing closer to home could also solve our waste problem, "says PACE board member in this article. Why growing food in cities is key to building a resilient :

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  8. Jan 6

    Key elements of Taiwan’s success: prudent action, rapid response and early deployment of control measures, together with transparency and public trust with solidarity. Taiwan did not implement city lockdowns or mass screening, instead applied ICT and AI.

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    Jan 4

    What issues will dominate the 2021 agenda? We're welcoming our members back at 1300 GMT this Thursday 7 Jan to discuss with our experts. Check it out below 👇 Not a member? Find out more 👉

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    Jan 3

    Join a network of digital innovators, goverments officials, policymakers, Civil Societies and funders to explore solutions that would support and accelerate a transition to a circular plastic economy in Africa -

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    31 Dec 2020

    Meet waste pickers around the world as they participate in the Break Free From Plastic Global Brand Audit and identify problematic materials and top corporate polluters

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    threatens to erode progress in nearly every area of human development. And by 2050 it could force more than 140 million people to migrate within national borders in order to avoid its worst effects. More on in the latest :

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    2020 war das zweitwärmste Jahr in Deutschland seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen, das zeigen Daten des . Neun der zehn wärmsten Jahre wurden nach 2000 gemessen. Die Folgen des globalen treten auch hierzulande immer deutlicher zu Tage:

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  14. 28 Dec 2020

    A biotech arms race between the US and China is a real threat to world peace and needs to be prevented through national and international commitments to biological disarmament.

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    28 Dec 2020

    How often teams up with to lobby for plastic use, despite pledges of consortium members. While lobbying behind closed doors to water down plastics tax, the made public commitments to join the fight against waste in 2019.

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    28 Dec 2020

    Key principles of the circular economy include reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, redesign and remanufacture. Our project is exploring how digital tools and innovations can promote these principles

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  17. 28 Dec 2020

    This analysis by hits the nail on the head: "At stake is nothing less than the continued existence of the United Kingdom in its current form. The drama continues."

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    28 Dec 2020

    Uncertainty pervades the entire British economy, including food, agriculture, technology & regulation. The potential for genome edited crops to be grown on British farms, sold in supermarkets & exchanged with trading partners is up in the air.

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    27 Dec 2020

    Boosting seedling survival rates from 10% to at least 90%. For more innovations helping conserve, restore and grow 1 trillion trees visit UpLink:

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  20. 27 Dec 2020

    Food for thought for management. Xinjiang is a top producer of cotton and polysilicon, a critical component of solar panels, cashmere, chemicals, plastics,...

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