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Guidance Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Completing the Picture: How the Circular Economy Tackles Climate Change (2021)

This report illustrates, across five key areas, how designing out waste, keeping materials in use, and regenerating farmland can significantly reduce emissions. It demonstrates how businesses, financial institutions, and policymakers can build a resilient economy while playing a valuable role in reaching climate targets.[1]

Guidance Arup

Circl-E: From Decommissioning to Regeneration (2019)

This report evaluates ways in which circular economy principles can be applied to the decommissioning of existing energy power plants, exploring the social, economic, and environmental benefits for local communities and surrounding areas. It further explores applications of circular economy principles in the design and operation of new power plants.[2]

Guidance Curtin University

Developing policies for the end-of-life of energy infrastructure: coming to terms with the challenges of decommissioning (2020)

This guidance introduces the magnitude and variety of net-positive end-of-life challenges to encourage the development of reasonable policies for current and future decommissioning projects. It provides the basis for the interdisciplinary thinking involved in delivering integrated decommissioning policies that incorporate circular economy principles to maximise value throughout the life cycle of energy infrastructure.[3]

Guidance World Bank

The Adaptation Principles: A Guide for Designing Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience (2020)

This provides practical guidance for designing national adaptation strategies and mainstreaming climate resilience into development planning. It also offers tools and actions to identify adaptation needs, prioritise interventions, and guide implementation and monitoring.[4]

Guidance United Nations

Managing Infrastructure Assets for Sustainable Development (2021)

This handbook offers comprehensive guidance on infrastructure asset management, with Chapter 6 dedicated to climate resilience, covering climate impact on assets, hazard and risk assessment, and O&M-phase interventions to mitigate climate risk.[5]

Guidance Institute of Asset Management

Good Practice Guide for Improving Resilience (2025)

This guide provides practical guidance on six core resilience capabilities for asset management, from horizon scanning and risk management to interdependency mapping and incident response.[6]

 

Guidance C40 Cities

Understanding Infrastructure Interdependencies in Cities (2019)

This report outlines methodologies for assessing interdependencies between urban infrastructure systems. It also presents city-level pilot studies demonstrating practical application.[7]