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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=SL link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Vabimo vas na 7. predavanje iz sklopa "Kolokviji na IJS" v letu 2016/17, ki bo <b><span style='color:red'>v sredo, 02. novembra 2016, ob 11. uri </span></b><span style='color:red'>v Veliki predavalnici Instituta ÂťJoĹžef StefanÂŤ</span> na Jamovi cesti 39 v Ljubljani. Napovednik predavanja najdete tudi na naslovu <a href="http://www.ijs.si/ijsw/Koledar_prireditev">http://www.ijs.si/ijsw/Koledar_prireditev</a>, posnetke preteklih predavanj<span style='color:blue'> </span>pa na <a href="http://videolectures.net/kolokviji_ijs">http://videolectures.net/kolokviji_ijs</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN'>dr. Janez PotoÄnik<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN'>Mednarodni odbor za vire, Okoljski program Organizacije zdruĹženih narodov<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt'>Prehod v kroĹžno gospodarstvo<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>21. stoletje poleg globalizacije zaznamuje hitra rast prebivalstva, potroĹĄnje na prebivalca, naraĹĄÄajoÄi okoljski problemi, kot so podnebne spremembe in naraĹĄÄajoÄe onesnaĹženje, ki v prvi vrsti prizadene naĹĄe zdravje, poglabljanje razslojevanja, in vse veÄje pomanjkanje virov. Dostop do virov in njihova razpoloĹžljivost - zemlje, vode, mineralov, nafte, plina - so bili vedno v ozadju tanke loÄnice med vojno in mirom, pomemben element varnosti in ekonomske uspeĹĄnosti. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>Lani je bilo prelomno leto. Bila sta sprejeta dva pomembna globalna dogovora. Prvi je bil dogovor o ciljih trajnostnega razvoja (SDGs), sprejet septembra v New Yorku, in drugi PariĹĄki sporazum o skupnem boju proti podnebnim spremembam. Prvi je celovit in zajema vse vidike naĹĄega Ĺživljenja, drugi se osredotoÄa na enega od sedemnajstih ciljev trajnostnega razvoja â podnebne spremembe â in ga operacionalizira. Razumemo ju kot novo druĹžbeno pogodbo o spoznanju nujnosti prehoda v sobivanje, ki temelji na trajnostnih naÄelih. Nov gospodarski model, ki bi obstojeÄo razsipnost virov zamenjal z odgovornim ravnanjem, je kljuÄnega pomena za prehod v trajnostno naravnano druĹžbo. Je tudi priloĹžnost za nov inovativni zagon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>V EU se ta prehod, nov gospodarski model, uveljava zkozi t.i. koncept kroĹžnega gospodarstva. KroĹžno gospodarstvo bi v enem stavku lahko strnili v pristop, s katerim skuĹĄamo razliÄne vrste virov Äim dlje zadrĹžati v proizvodnem in potroĹĄnem procesu. To lahko naredimo na razliÄne naÄine, z drugaÄno zasnovo proizvodov, z drugaÄnim proizvodnim procesom, novim poslovnim modelom, tudi z recikliranjem. Preprostega recepta, ki bi veljal za vse primere, ni. Za EU uveljavitev kroĹžnega gospodarstva ni pomembna le z okoljskega vidika, ampak je kljuÄnega tudi z vidika izboljĹĄanja konkurenÄnosti.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'>Predavanje bo v angleĹĄÄini.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red'>Lepo vabljeni!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SL'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'></span><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>We invite you to the 7th Institute colloquium in the academic year 2016/17. The colloquium will be held </span><b><span style='color:red'>on Wednesday, November 02, 2016 at 11 AM</span></b><span style='color:red'> in <b>the main Institute lecture hall</b></span><span style='color:black'>, Jamova 39, Ljubljana. To read the abstract click </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ijs.si/ijsw/Koledar_prireditev">http://www.ijs.si/ijsw/Koledar_prireditev</a>. </span><span style='color:black'>Past colloquia are posted on</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <a href="http://videolectures.net/kolokviji_ijs">http://videolectures.net/kolokviji_ijs</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>********************************************<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>dr. Janez PotoÄnik<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US>International Resource Panel, United Nations Environment Programme<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt'>Transition to circular economy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The 21st century is not only marked by globalisation but also rapid population growth, per capita consumption, growing environmental issues, such as climate change and increased pollution, which primarily affects our health, as well as enhanced stratification and resource scarcity. Access to resources â soil, water, minerals, oil, gas â and their availability were always in the background when it comes to the fine line between war and peace, as an important element of security and economic prosperity/success.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Last year marked a turning point. Two important global agreements were reached. The first one being the agreement on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted in September in New York. The second one is the Paris Agreement which sets out a global action plan to fight climate change. The agreement on SDGs is comprehensive and entails all aspects of our lives, while the Paris Agreement focuses on one of the 17 goals of sustainable development â climate change â and operationalises it. I consider the agreements as a new contract which recognises the importance of transitioning to coexistence which is based on sustainable principles. A new economic model designed to substitute wasteful use of resources for responsible practice is of key importance in order to transition to a sustainable society. It also presents the opportunity for a new, innovative impetus. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>In the European Union this transition or the new economic model asserts itself through the so-called concept of circular economy. Circular economy could be described in one sentence as an approach used to retain different resources in the production and consumption process for as long as possible. This can be achieved in various ways, by changing the product design, the production process, using a new business model, and also by recycling. However, there is no simple solution that could apply to everything. The transition to circular economy is important for the EU not only from the environmental standpoint, but also in terms of improving competitiveness.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cordially invited!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>