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Chair of Decarbonization and Transformation of Industry Prof. Dr. rer. pol. habil. Roh Pin Lee
DeKaTrin – Establishing a new Chair for Decarbonization and Transformation of the Industry at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg

The German Federal Ministry of Environment (since 2023 the German Federal Ministry for Economics and Climate Action) is supporting the BTU Cottbus with a funding of about 1.6 Mio. EUR to establish a new Chair on “Decarbonization and Transformation of Industry” to provide important impulses for research and teaching in the fields of decarbonization and sustainability.

More information under: https://www.b-tu.de/news/artikel/18998-die-btu-cottbus-senftenberg-erhaelt-lehrstuhl-fuer-dekarbonisierung-und-transformation-der-industrie

CRC3-Economy – Chemical recycling for China’s transition towards a circular carbon economy

China is at the beginning of its transformation from a linear to a circular economy. The growing global interest in chemical recycling (CR) is driven by its potential contribution to this transformation as well as to resolving other current challenges such as the global (plastic) waste crisis, primary resource conservation, supply security and CO2 reduction. However, while many publications have focused on the technical implementation of CR, there is currently a lack of information about the societal, social, economic and innovation-political aspects for its implementation in China.

To address this gap, the CRC3-Economy project focuses on (1) identifying the status quo in China's waste management and chemical industries in the transition to a circular carbon economy as well as the effects of CR on the climate, environment and society, (2) Analysis of CR in the context of Chinese innovation policy along the institutional and human dimensions, (3) comparison of various innovation policy instruments in China and Germany based on the example of CR, and (4) developing recommendations for increasing public, market and political support based on the example of CR.

CRC3 Economy therefore addresses current issues that are not only relevant for China, but also for Germany and global society. In addition to key players in the circular carbon economy, the general public in China will also be integrated in the project in order to provide well-founded insights that go beyond the scientific perspective and have practical relevance. To ensure that research results can be used sustainablafter the project, the German NK2 network for a Circular Carbon Economy is integrated as dialogue partners/multipliers to promote the transfer of new knowledge gained in science, economy and politics in Germany/the EU.