

Circular Economy: Transition for Future Sustainability
- Offered byMIT Professional Education
Circular Economy: Transition for Future Sustainability at MIT Professional Education Overview
Duration | 9 weeks |
Start from | Start Now |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Go to Website |
Credential | Certificate |
Circular Economy: Transition for Future Sustainability at MIT Professional Education Highlights
- Earn a certificate after completion of course
Circular Economy: Transition for Future Sustainability at MIT Professional Education Course details
Industry leaders in sustainability, managers and engineers in companies that want to be more sustainable, academics and policy leaders in sustainability
Industry analysts and investors
Climate Consortium
Industries and sectors that are very materials-intensive
Managerial level audience (every industry including finance)
Major companies in English-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and Portuguese-speaking markets
This course provides a fundamental yet multidimensional understanding of the meaning and evolution of a circular economy, including the roles of material science, economic and institutional structures, and technology
We will begin with a global perspective of circularity and its measurement and assessment at this scale, carefully comparing and contrasting biotic and abiotic cycles
We will then look at circular economies through a systems approach, examining frameworks and policy at an institutional level and making use of analytical tools that allow us to evaluate circularity
Circular Economy: Transition for Future Sustainability at MIT Professional Education Curriculum
Define the different ways of reaching a circular economy through technology and material science and how to quantify circularity
Develop strategies for a more equitable distribution of costs and benefits
Determine institutional and economic structures and policies that enable the possibility of a circular economy policy
Explore successful and unsuccessful case studies in sustainability and circular economies
Further apply the importance of recycling plastics and electronics to tackle environmental concerns and e-waste
Gain an understanding of how material transport plays an influential role in sustainability
Study the circular economy lifecycle and apply the best energy alternatives for circular economies
Uncover the importance of co-mingled waste