31 May 201928 May 2019 How companies across Europe are creating sustainable products using no fossil fuels European Union is planning to invest another 10 billion euros in Bioeconomy research by 2027
29 May 201925 May 2019 Canada and Italy promote national bioeconomy strategies Only nine countries in Europe have currently adopted national bioeconomy strategies
24 May 201921 May 2019 New Call for Proposals issued by BBI JU At an info day in Brussels, visited by over 600 attendees, the organization presented and explained its latest Call
Klimafreundliche Energiequellen: EU fördert synthetische Brennstoffe Mit nichts als Luft und Sonne will ein Forschungsprojekt die Motoren von morgen antreiben. Die EU-Kommission gibt dafür zunächst eine Million Euro
10 May 20196 May 2019 Commission calls for bioeconomy strategies to be expanded and implemented The updated strategy expanded its action plan to develop a sustainable and circular bioeconomy from mainly biofuels to any kind of bio-based industry
Kommission: Bioökonomie-Strategien müssen ausgeweitet werden Zunächst waren im Plan hauptsächlich Biokraftstoffe angesprochen worden, nun ist von jeglicher Art biobasierter Industrie die Rede
8 May 20199 September 2021 Solar fuel turns to plants for inspiration The EU-funded project A-LEAF which is working towards a system that will use sunlight directly to transform waste carbon dioxide into valuable chemical fuels
7 May 20192 May 2019 Keynote speech by Commissioner Phil Hogan at ‘Our Forests, Our Future’ conference, Brussels Forests are multifunctional and hold enormous importance from an environmental, cultural, social and economic point of view
University of Plymouth study misleads on value of biodegradable and compostable plastics ISO 14855 test standard describes merely a test method, but without clear pass and fail criteria that could serve as basis for proper biodegradability claims and labelling
30 April 201929 April 2019 Join us: nova-Session „EU Circular Economy and Plastic Policy”, 21 May 2019, Cologne Want to know what’s really going on with the new European plastics policy? Join our nova-Session!
Bioeconomy in CAP – the economy of tomorrow? To reach a functioning economy in the future, the driving force should consist of a sustainable bioeconomic strategy
Bioökonomie in der GAP: Die Wirtschaft von morgen? Um in Zukunft eine voll funktionsfähige Wirtschaft zu erreichen, sollte eine nachhaltige Bioökonomie-Strategie die treibende Kraft sein
26 April 201925 April 2019 Contributing to a CO2 neutral gas supply: On the road to 2050 – what role for renewable gases and gas infrastructure? The EU has set itself a long-term objective of becoming climate neutral in 2050, which is enshrined in its recently published Communication for a “Clean Planet for All”
17 April 201912 April 2019 Wie man Weizenstrohabfall in grüne Chemikalien umwandeln kann Einer EU-Initiative ist es gelungen, erneuerbares Bio-Isobuten zur Verwendung in verschiedenen Anwendungsbereichen von Kosmetika bis hin zu Treibstoffen herzustellen
9 April 20195 April 2019 OPA riled by EU threat of ban on oxo-degradable plastics EU accused of maladministration on plastics, with court action looking likely
8 April 20197 April 2019 EU oilseed area in slight decline The key factor is the drop in rapeseed area, whereas sunflowers are expected to rise
EU-Ölsaatenfläche geht leicht zurück Ausschlaggebend ist die geschrumpfte Rapsanbaufläche, während Sonnenblumen zulegen sollen
2 April 201928 March 2019 EU budget for 2021-2027: Commission welcomes provisional agreement on Horizon Europe, the future EU research and innovation programme The EU institutions have reached a partial political agreement, subject to formal approval by the European Parliament and Council, on Horizon Europe
EU-Haushaltsplanung für 2021-2027: Kommission begrüßt vorläufige Einigung über Horizont Europa, das künftige EU-Programm für Forschung und Innovation Die EU-Institutionen haben eine politische Teileinigung über Horizont Europa erzielt, der das Europäische Parlament und der Rat noch formell zustimmen müssen
29 March 201926 March 2019 Europäischer Wettbewerb zur sozialen Innovation 2019: 150.000 EUR für drei Innovationen zur Verringerung von Kunststoffabfällen Das Thema 'Challenging Plastic Waste' sucht nach Ideen und Projekten, die Plastikmüll systemisch auf lokaler, nationaler und europäischer Ebene verringern wollen
Launch of the 2019 European Social Innovation Competition: EUR 150,000 for three innovations reducing plastic waste The theme 'Challenging Plastic Waste' is looking for ideas and projects that reduce plastic waste by focusing systemic changes at local, national and European levels
27 March 201922 March 2019 Boosting bioeconomy in ten European regions POWER4BIO develops regional bioeconomy strategies and roadmaps by cross-border knowledge exchange
Stärkung der Bioökonomie in zehn europäischen Regionen POWER4BIO für regionale Bioökonomiestrategien und Pläne zur Umsetzung durch grenzüberschreitenden Wissensaustausch
MPOC: EU should suspend regulation until elements proposed are clear, sound Earlier this month, the EC adopted the delegated act which, among others, set out the criteria to determine high ILUC-risk feedstock for biofuels
21 March 201918 March 2019 EU publications: Bio-based products From idea to market “15 EU success stories” - Study
19 March 201918 March 2019 Call for EU to stop subsidies for fossil fuels to help bio-based materials sector and the circular economy “Please stop all subsidies to fossil fuels. In 2016, €56 billion went from EU member states to fossil fuels.”
14 March 201911 March 2019 Labelling palm oil as high ILUC risk ‘unacceptable’ – Malaysia tells EC Malaysia strongly urged the EC to look at the draft delegated regulation in a more holistic, balanced and unbiased manner before implementation
12 March 201912 March 2019 Closing the loop: Commission delivers on Circular Economy Action Plan Report presents the main results of implementing the action plan and sketches out open challenges to paving the way towards a climate-neutral, competitive circular economy
Den Kreislauf schließen: Kommission setzt Aktionsplan für die Kreislaufwirtschaft um Bericht beschreibt wichtigste Ergebnisse zur Umsetzung und beleuchtet anstehende Herausforderungen auf dem Weg hin zu einer klimaneutralen, wettbewerbsfähigen Kreislaufwirtschaft
27 February 20199 September 2021 Technologies for removing CO2 from the atmosphere will need to be integrated into climate policy in 2019, say national science academies across the EU As global emissions continue to rise, hopes of containing the planet’s warming “well below 2°C” – the headline target of the Paris Agreement – are fading by the day
19 February 20199 September 2021 ‘It’s complicated’: EU offers political backing but no funding for CCS The European Commission is now “in the final stages” of preparing the ETS innovation fund
14 February 201911 February 2019 Biofuel sustainability criteria ‘blocked’ in EU Commission Proposed low-risk certification scheme criteria seemed “too light” to some commissioners, as it would pave the way for an easier entering of palm oil in the EU-market
EU’s Joint Research Centre publishes report on biobased chemicals The authors identify production costs as the main barrier to growth of the biobased chemicals market
13 February 20198 February 2019 European Commission welcomes ECHA’s opinion on restricting microplastics intentionally added to products Dossier reviews available scientific information on hazards of microplastics, identifies their uses and emissions, and tries to assess the risks
Carbon pricing and digital tax find traction in Davos At World Economic Forum, the issue of improving the tax system by fighting against tax havens and closing loopholes played an important role
11 February 20196 February 2019 Paper, the forgotten forest destroyer 55% of global paper consumption is made of wrapping and packaging, on the rise from 392 million tonnes in 2010 to 410 million tonnes in 2017
8 February 20195 February 2019 Sustainability: Commission presents a reflection paper on a more sustainable Europe by 2030 Further action needed to secure a sustainable future in the interest of citizens' well-being
Nachhaltigkeit: Kommission legt Reflexionspapier über ein nachhaltigeres Europa bis 2030 vor Weitere Maßnahmen erforderlich für eine nachhaltige Zukunft im Interesse des Wohlergehens der Bürgerinnen und Bürger
6 February 20194 February 2019 A public report is available in the ReSolve project Public report on ‘labelling requirements for hazard communication and ecolabelling possibilities for bio-based solvents’
5 February 20195 February 2019 EIP-Agri Operational Group to coordinate Ireland’s first small-scale biorefinery demonstration project The Biorefinery Glas project aims to address key challenges in Irish agriculture while promoting farmer diversification into Ireland’s growing bioeconomy
31 January 201928 January 2019 Forest-based biomass industry: Where are we today and where are going tomorrow? 8th Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference took place on 23-25 October and was hosted by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
28 January 201923 January 2019 RED II – Small steps in the ongoing struggle to put bioenergy on a sustainable path Final version of the Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (RED II) was published
17 January 20194 January 2019 Biodiversity can benefit from new technologies, EU official says The decision also shocked the industry and farmers, who described it as a severe blow to innovation in EU agriculture and warned about economic and environmental consequences
11 January 20198 January 2019 Recyclingkunststoffe: Nachfragelücke in Europa bei fünf Millionen Tonnen Die Kommission hat nach eigenen Angaben bis Ende September von 65 Verbänden und Einzelunternehmen freiwillige Selbstverpflichtungen erhalten
8 January 20197 January 2019 Single-use plastics: Commission welcomes ambitious agreement on new rules to reduce marine litter Europe's businesses and consumers to be ahead as a world leader in producing and using sustainable alternatives
Einwegkunststoffprodukte: Kommission begrüßt ehrgeizige Einigung über neue Vorschriften zur Reduzierung von Abfällen im Meer Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher in Europa sollen zu weltweiten Spitzenreitern bei der Herstellung und Nutzung nachhaltiger Alternativen werden
20 December 201815 December 2018 EU-Kommission hat eine Klimaschutzstrategie für die Zeit nach 2030 vorgelegt EU-Unternehmen, Gebäude und Verkehr sollen höchstens so viele Treibhausgase emittieren, wie von Böden, Gewässern und Pflanzen aufgenommen werden können
19 December 201814 December 2018 Commission launches Circular Plastics Alliance to foster the market of recycled plastics in Europe Key industry stakeholders are invited to join the Alliance, in particular from those sectors, which account for most demand for plastics in Europe
12 December 20187 December 2018 UPM and LSB speak out over finalised REDll policy Advanced biofuels are now definitely recognised as a fast-track route to decarbonisation of transport across the EU
6 December 20189 September 2021 Carbon2Chem-Experten beraten über CO2-Nutzung in der Industrie "2. Konferenz zur nachhaltigen chemischen Konversion in der Industrie" brachte ein großes Konsortium aus Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft zusammen