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Inspired by the Capital Institute's Third Millennium Economy initiative, this collection highlights those voices - ecological economists, sociologist, finance professionals, environmentalists, community developers - advocating a restructuring of our economy to transition to a truly sustainable economic system.

Curated by mokiethecat

Decommissioning oil platforms: a reuse story
November 14, 2019
The UK’s oil platforms are going to have to be decommissioned one day, so the key question is how they will do it. The circular economy framework offers those tasked with the process, an opportunity to capture as much economic value as possible by aiming to reuse the vast quantities of steel rather recycle it. The systemic benefits are clear but the incentives for each actor are not necessarily aligned… so how do you convince everyone to reuse?