In the face of perhaps the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced, we at VTT stay optimistic. Because we also see the unprecedented possibilities opened up by science and technology. It’s time to buckle down and turn great challenges into opportunities for growth.
The prevailing linear economic model inevitably wastes a large amount of material. The economic model of the future should be based on loops where materials retain as much value as possible, say VTT's researchers, Maija Pohjakallio and Pekka Pohjanne.