The Regional Government of Extremadura is working on a 'Strategy for a Green and Circular Economy' titled "Extremadura 2030". The objective is to encourage the production of goods and services while reducing the consumption and waste of raw materials, water and energy sources, thus based on the principle of closing the lifecycle of production. By doing so the government has created an intrinsic link between its overarching regional economic policy goals, European priorities for a sustainable economic future, and the global fight against climate change.

Spain is home to a solid number of initiatives both at a federal and region level. In September 2017 the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environmental Affairs held a CE based workshop, aimed at devising a new Spanish circular economy strategy with its participants. The workshop resulted in a total of 55 social and business stakeholders signing a pact on the circular economy. The commitment of the pact includes reducing the use of non-renewable resources, improving the analysis of the life cycle of products, incorporating eco-design criteria, updating digital infrastructures and promoting common initiatives that are conducive to developing a circular economy.

The strategy calls for citizens, businesses, civil society, public administration and the scientific community to collaborate in realising the circular economy. Implementation is foreseen through 4 horizontal programmes across 7 thematic axes.

- Massive citizen participation program;

- Citizen training program in green leadership;

- Green and bio-economy R&D support program;

- Program for the identification and enhancement of the full potential of the green economy of Extremadura.

The underlining vision of the strategy is to convert the area into an example of a functioning circular economy for others to follow with concrete objectives outlined as: developing entrepreneurship in emerging sectors, leveraging research and innovation processes related to green and circular economy, focusing on regional smart specialisation related to CE and connecting to experienced international CE stakeholders.