Investing in Resource Efficiency: The Economics and Politics of Financing the Resource Transition

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Introduction: A Pragmatic Perspective on the Opportunities and Limits of Investing in Resource Efficiency  (Jun Rentschler, Florian Flachenecker)....Pages 3-12
 An Introduction to Resource Efficiency: Concepts and Definitions  (Stijn van Ewijk)....Pages 13-29
 Monitoring Resource Efficiency Developments: Indicators, Data, and Trends  (Florian Flachenecker, Jun Rentschler, Willem de Kleuver)....Pages 31-50
Front Matter ....Pages 51-51
 Barriers to Resource Efficiency Investments  (Jun Rentschler, Raimund Bleischwitz, Florian Flachenecker)....Pages 53-85
 The Introduction and Application of a Comprehensive Cost-Benefit Framework for Resource Efficiency Investments  (Florian Flachenecker, Raimund Bleischwitz, Jun Rentschler)....Pages 87-106
 Assessing Carbon Emission Savings from Corporate Resource Efficiency Investments: An Estimation Indicator in Theory and Practice  (Jun Rentschler, Florian Flachenecker, Martin Kornejew)....Pages 107-137
 The Effects of Resource Efficiency on Competitiveness and Climate Change Mitigation: The Role of Investments  (Florian Flachenecker)....Pages 139-168
 Transformations and Disruptive Changes: Boosting Resource Efficient Economies via Saturation and the Nexus  (Raimund Bleischwitz)....Pages 169-187
Front Matter ....Pages 189-189
 Sustainable Banking: Finance in the Circular Economy  (Liesbet Goovaerts, Arnold Verbeek)....Pages 191-209
 Mobilising Finance for Resource Efficiency Investments  (Nigel Jollands, Peter Hirsch)....Pages 211-225
 Enabling Resource Efficiency Investments: A Review and Outlook of the Resource Efficiency Agenda of the European Union  (Manfred Rosenstock, Florian Flachenecker)....Pages 227-244
Front Matter ....Pages 245-245
 The Role of Policy in Unlocking the Potential of Resource Efficiency Investments  (Nick Hughes, Paul Ekins)....Pages 247-281
 Epilogue: Incentivising and Financing the Resource Transition  (Florian Flachenecker, Jun Rentschler)....Pages 283-292
Back Matter ....Pages 293-294