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9 September 2013

EU report: Brussels biofuels policy hikes food prices by up to 50%

JRC study says any decrease in biodiesel production strongly affects the vegetable oil market

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3 September 2013

Clariant certifies cellulosic ethanol plant under European Directives

Further milestone in commercialization of the sunliquid® technology

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2 September 2013

“The existing political framework is a hurdle for the bio-based economy in Europe”

Exclusive interview with Michael Carus, nova-Institute

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27 August 201325 July 2014

Kohlendioxid als Rohstoff für Chemie und Polymere

Neue Einblicke in die industrielle Nutzung des Kohlendioxids als Rohstoffquelle auf der größten Konferenz zum Thema in 2013: www.co2-chemistry.eu

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Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Chemistry and Polymers

The biggest event on CO₂ as chemical feedstock will bring new insights into the utilization of carbon dioxide: www.co2-chemistry.eu

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26 August 2013

Researchers revise ‘overestimated’ biofuels subsidies

Europe wasting a huge amount of money to support biofuels that often do more harm than good to the environment

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9 August 2013

Industrial biotechnology: Chemical building blocks from renewable resources

Companies need to understand how to bring new biopolymers to market

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24 July 2013

Biotechnologie in Dänemark

Einblicke in die Unternehmens- und Forschungslandschaft sowie in rechtliche Grundlagen eines interessanten Biotechnologie-Standortes in Europa

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18 July 2013

Monsanto to drop requests for GM approvals in EU

Monsanto responds to national bans and concentrated seeds business in the United States and South America

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12 July 2013

UFOP Filling Station Study: Raw Material Diversity in Biodiesel Content Increasing

Sustainability certification systems open up market access for vegetable oils from countries outside the EU

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11 July 2013

Kraftstoffe: EU-Umweltausschuss fordert Begrenzung von Biosprit

Deutscher Bauernverband (DBV) kritisiert "faktischen Rückwärtsgang für heimische Biokraftstoffe"

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Environment Committee advocates promoting advanced biofuels

Biofuels from food crops to be capped following MEPs' vote

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ILUC factors could jeopardise how we measure the carbon footprint of a product

More focus and resources should be directed towards proactive mitigation of ILUC effect

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10 July 2013

EU-Commission: Creating value and reducing waste by exploiting animal by-products

PROSPARE project to develop a technological platform for the multi-purpose processing of AB-P

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3.8 billion investment in biobased industries to boost growth and jobs in Europe

Public Private Partnership (PPP) on Bio-based Industries (BBI) being established in cooperation between the European Commission and the Biobased Industries Consortium (BIC)

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8 July 2013

New report: EU biofuel proposal a futile effort to curb productive land use in Asia

ILUC reporting requirements to add new obstacles to imports from non-European biofuel producers

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5 July 2013

Umweltpolitik: 80% der Europäer machen sich Gedanken über die Umweltauswirkungen von Produkten

Marketingmängel verursachen Verwirrung, Deutsche zählen zu den misstrauischsten Verbrauchern

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Local, flexible manufacturing of personalised furniture

EU-funded CTC project to support European industry by devising methods and innovative enabling technologies

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4 July 2013

CAP 2014-2020: A long road to reform

Many policies won’t be implemented before 2015- thank to intense lobbying

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2 July 2013

European Commission: Expert Group on Bio-Based Products established

Three main tasks to assist the Commission in the preparation of legislation or in policy definition

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27 June 2013

New study reinforces existing evidence that science used by the European Commission to calculate indirect land use change is inconclusive

How different models factor in the evolution of increasing yield of cultivated areas in the EU

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Politische Einigung über eine Neuausrichtung der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik

Elemente der Reform ab Januar 2014 anwendbar - Änderungen der Direktzahlungen ab 2015 vorgesehen

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26 June 2013

CAP Reform – an explanation of the main elements

New Regulations enter into force from 2014, new elements to apply from 2015 onwards

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24 June 201311 March 2014

Biomass Policies

Entwicklung politischer Richtlinien zur Mobilisierung von ressourceneffizienten Wertschöpfungsketten in Europa

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Weitere neue EU-Vorhaben

Projekt S2Biom soll nachhaltige Versorgung von Biomasserohstoffen auf lokaler, regionaler und pan-Europäischer Ebene unterstützen

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17 June 2013

30 Members of the Bioeconomy Panel are nominated by the European Commission

Work to be supported by the Secretariat, provided by the European Commission

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11 June 2013

Achieving food waste efficiencies through innovation and global cooperation

NAMASTE project developed eco-efficient processes for the revaluation of by-products

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5 June 2013

Dirk Carrez: The BRIDGE to a biobased economy in the EU

BRIDGE - a proposed "Biobased Industries Public-Private Partnership"

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8 May 2013

Second generation and advanced biofuels industry calls for solid biofuels regulation

Advanced biofuels in the EU requires immediate action by creating a stable and reliable long term framework

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2 May 2013

EuropaBio and Smithers Rapra unveil highly-anticipated agenda for the EFIB from 1-2 October 2013 taking place in the heart of Brussels at SQUARE

Organisers have responded to the success of 2012's event by announcing plans to deliver the biggest and most ambitious congress in the sector to date

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26 April 2013

BIO 2013: Geschrumpfte Mega-Messe in Chicago

Drittstärkste "Landsmannschaft" Deutschland in Gesundheitswirtschaft und Bioökonomie stark vertreten

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24 April 2013

KBBPPS project concludes successful first advisory workshop

Bio-based product standards need to go beyond Europe

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17 April 2013

Parliament report flags major changes to EU biofuels proposal

Ethanol to benefit from the introduction of ILUC factors as they have lower values

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15 April 2013

New €6.2 million project to help European SME’s drive growth in the bio-based economy

Network to support development of the bio-based economy in North West Europe

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13 April 2013

In EU Synpol project aims at converting waste into bioplastics

Bioplastic produced biologically by bacteria to be 100% biodegradable

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10 April 2013

Project develops biodegradable packaging using hemp, flax

Composite materials to improve current properties of bioplastics for food packaging

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6 April 2013

Wood: The fuel of the future

Environmental lunacy in Europe

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27 March 2013

European Commission publishes progress report on RED

First Renewable Energy Progress Report listed a significant growth in renewable energy in recent years for the most member states

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25 March 2013

Ministers block EU proposal to limit some biofuels

Environment ministers concerning worse impact from first-generation biofuels than conventionally extracted oil

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22 March 2013

CAP reform: A promising start could end in disappointment

Agricultural goals to support the realisation of human rights, especially the right to food in all its dimensions

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19 March 2013

The sustainability of advanced biofuels in the EU

New report proposes a series of general environmental safeguards that will be applicable to all feedstocks

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13 March 20139 September 2021

Kältemittelstreit mit der EU – Daimler setzt auf CO2 in Klimaanlagen

Autobauer Daimler will den Streit mit der EU-Kommission über Kältemittel in Klimaanlagen mit einer neuen Strategie lösen. Die Stuttgarter wollen künftig auf CO₂ als sicheres und umweltschonenderes Kühlmittel setzen - und bekommen dabei Unterstützung von der Konkurrenz

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Reaction of EU Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Cioloş to today’s EP vote on CAP reform

European Parliament has supported the main principles of the Commission proposals

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11 March 2013

EuPC + PlasticsEurope: Europäische Verbände der Kunststoffindustrie begrüßen Green Paper der EU-Kommission zu Kunststoffabfällen

Aufnahme eines Deponierungsverbots soll europäischen Kunststoff-Recycling-Sektor weiter ankurbeln

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8 March 2013

Bioplastics: the Italian holistic approach to bioeconomy

New regulations in the consumption of disposable bags already provided a number of benefits for the environment

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5 March 2013

‘Bioeconomy’ still a mysterious object to Society stakeholders

CommNet project to find consensus on definition of misunderstood term

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25 February 2013

Historical studies shore up proof of indirect biofuels emissions

Current EU proposals mandate a review of scientific evidence for ILUC in 2017

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21 February 2013

Sugar lobbying intensifies ahead of EU vote

EU's current sugar quota regime - Food and beverage companies vs. European beet growers and processors

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15 February 2013

Fate of green CAP plans hangs on Parliament

Conservationists are banking on the full European Parliament to protect the environmental standards proposed by the European Commission

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14 February 2013

Commission to launch bioeconomy observatory

EU Bioeconomy Strategy seeks synergies and complementarities with other policy areas