The city of Leuven, Belgium, hopes to become a leader in initiating systemic change in cities, and to that end has drawn up three roadmaps for 2025, 2035 and 2050, which ultimately delineate the path for decarbonisation by 2050. The municipality of Leuven in Belgium is pioneering a new governance model of "radical participation," aiming to accelerate and scale action through distributing decision-making and responsibility among residents, academia, civil society organisations and the private sector, ceding some of the city's own power in the process.

As part of 13 specific action plans for achieving this goal, Leuven Circulair was born. The programme outlines key actions for the city’s circular transition, focusing on entrepreneurship, repair, refurbishment, circular building, sustainable and circular consumption, and knowledge and expertise.