15 May 201414 May 2014 AIMPLAS develops biodegradable and recyclable packages for cheeses and fresh pasta European project BIO4MAP to develop new transparent, multilayer, barrier, totally biodegradable and recyclable package for fresh food
14 May 201413 May 2014 France concerned about liberalisation of EU sugar market The deregulation of the European sugar market is looming. A French parliamentary report has requested support to French overseas departments where the sugar sector is fragile
5 May 20149 September 2021 Sunlight to jet fuel: European collaboration SOLAR-JET for the first time demonstrates the entire production path of “solar” kerosene Entire production chain for renewable kerosene obtained directly from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide
Exclusive interview with Jukka Kantola, NISCluster: EU policies for the use of biomass are short-sighted Biomass in Europe not enough to meet up all energy and climate target in EU-level, more valuable on chemical and material applications
30 April 201429 April 2014 Widerstandsfähige Pflanzen – ohne Gentechnik Neues Fachgebiet der Uni Kassel treibt ökologische Züchtung voran
24 April 201423 April 2014 ILUC Unverifiable and Biofuels Economically Beneficial, Says IPCC GRFA applauds UN for recognizing that ILUC theory has no ability to accurately predict future land use patterns
23 April 201422 April 2014 EC adopts new guidelines on renewable energy, biofuel support Renewable Energy Association calling Commission’s guidelines a “huge leap into the unknown.”
Pflanzen – Grüne Fabriken der Zukunft Wissenschaftler des Max-Planck-Instituts für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie (MPI-MP) werden im Rahmen der EU-Forschungsinitiative Disco für die nächsten vier Jahre mit 860.000 Euro gefördert um pflanzliche Ressourcen zu erschließen
22 April 201417 April 2014 Wichtiger Schritt gegen die Spekulation mit Nahrungsmitteln Europäisches Parlament stimmt neuer Finanzinstrumente-Richtlinie MiFID zu
17 April 201416 April 2014 Mapping information sources for European farmers EU-backed project PRO AKIS to help policy makers in finding ways to reach farmers with new information and advisory services
World Watch: Biofuel Production Declines New Worldwatch Institute analysis examines the trends in global biofuel production
Sustainable biofuels done right offer innumerable benefits to society says UN IPCC report Estimated ILUC emissions are “highly uncertain, unobservable, unverifiable, and dependent on assumed policy, economic contexts, and inputs used in the modeling”
16 April 201415 April 2014 EU giving up on biofuel limits? Biofuel subsidies will continue under new state-aid guidelines
7 April 20145 April 2014 EU project tackles growing pains of Europe´s grass producers SODSAT initiative to increase competitiveness of Europe's turf grass by providing a novel remote intelligent turf management system
31 March 201430 March 2014 UFOP: EU-Klima- und Ressourcenschutzpolitik zukünftig ohne Biokraftstoffe?! UFOP fordert wettbewerbs- und technologieoffenen Ansatz in der Biokraftstoffpolitik
27 March 201426 March 2014 Oil seed can slash CO2 emissions in farming by 13% Integral use of oil seeds to reduce green house gases emissions associated with farming activities oil seeds can be used to obtain biofuels and feedstuffs for livestock
26 March 201426 March 2014 KBBPPS project: Technical standard adopted by CEN Determination of 'bio-based' of products now standardized
24 March 201423 March 2014 EU directive to reduce bags New directive aiming at reducing consumption of disposable plastic bags
Environment MEPs clamp down on wasteful plastic carrier bags EU legislation to deliver a significant and swift reduction in single-use plastic bags
18 March 201417 March 2014 Biopesticides Grow Past $4.5 Billion by 2023 Recent legal changes paving the way for biopesticide development and use over synthetic pesticides
11 March 201410 March 2014 Green Refinery Eni EcofiningTM technology to convert Venice refinery into a biorefinery
10 March 201425 July 2014 Material use – a better option? A research project analyses the potential environmental and economic effects of increased material use of biomass
Stoffliche Nutzung – die bessere Option? Forschungsprojekt bewertet potenzielle ökologische und ökonomische Effekte einer verstärkten stofflichen Nutzung von Biomasse
New EU project to reintroduce legumes in European fields LEGATO ('LEGumes for the Agriculture of Tomorrow') project to improve competitiveness of European legumes
7 March 20146 March 2014 Kommissionsvorschlag zu indirekten Landnutzungsänderungen löst das Problem nicht Prof. Dr. Lahl empfiehlt Regelungsalternativen unabhängig von der Zweckbestimmung der Endverwendung des Biomasserohstoffs
Launch of BIO-QUED, the European Research Project for Developing Biochemicals from Renewable Sources Coordinated by Novamont 10 partners from 6 different European countries will collaborate to define innovative and sustainable industrial processes for the production of biochemicals from renewable sources
6 March 201414 March 2015 EU-project S2Biom: Newsletter Issue 1, February 2014 Project activities will be implemented in three individual but strongly interrelated Themes
“Backloading” beschlossen: EU stärkt Handel mit CO2-Emissionen Der Weg für das sogenannten "Backloading" von 900 Millionen CO2-Zertifikaten im EU-Emissionshandel ist frei
4 March 201428 February 2014 Biokraftstoffe aus Abfällen Europas Müll könnte zwölf Prozent des Spritbedarfs decken
3 March 201428 February 2014 Neue Studie zeigt: Biokraftstoffe aus Abfällen haben großes ungenutztes Potenzial Miller: Anstatt Anbaubiomasse sind neue Konzepte zur Reststoffnutzung gefragt
28 February 20143 March 2014 BIO-QED, das europäische Forschungsprojekt für die Entwicklung von Biochemikalien aus erneuerbaren Quellen, das von Novamont koordiniert wird 10 Partner, die aus 6 europäischen Ländern stammen, werden zusammenarbeiten, um die innovativen und nachhaltigen industriellen Verfahren für die Herstellung von Biochemikalien aus erneuerbaren Quellen zu definieren
19 February 201418 February 2014 The quest for bio-polystyrene Current developments and the hunt for alternatives
A smart way to combat plastic waste Use of bioplastics for waste prevention in the agriculture by Metabolix
18 February 201417 February 2014 Outrage at Commission’s decision Greens threaten Commission with censure over GM crop
17 February 201414 February 2014 When politics trumps science The curious case of the EU's GMO authorisation system
11 February 201410 February 2014 cellulac: Plans for sustainable lactic acid production in converted brewery Up to 100,000 t/y output from Irish facility
7 February 20146 February 2014 Plastikmüll sinnvoll bekämpfen Einsatz von Biokunststoffen von Metabolix zur Abfallvermeidung in der Landwirtschaft
6 February 20149 September 2021 EU-Projekt soll Kosten für CO2-Abtrennung auf unter 15 € pro Tonne senken Vierjahresprojekt M4CO2 entwickelt innovative Membrankonzepte für die kontinuierliche CO2-Abtrennung
4 February 20143 February 2014 Industrielle Biotechnologie: BMEL fördert europäische Forschungsprojekte 5. gemeinsame Bekanntmachung des ERA-IB-2 mit Beteiligung BMEL über die FNR
31 January 201431 January 2014 Unlikely bedfellows in biofuel debate Industry and green groups are furious about the European Commission's plan to scrap biofuel targets
29 January 201428 January 2014 Grüne und SPD auf Distanz zu neuen Gentechnik-Pflanzen Die Grünen und die SPD plädieren gegen die Zulassung neuer Gentechnik-Nutzpflanzen, die Bundesregierung ist in dieser Frage noch uneins
27 January 201426 January 2014 More consumption not necessary for human well-being, says UN report Greater food system efficiency and curbs to the expansion of cropland are necessary to prevent the collapse of global ecosystems, says a report presented by the UN at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
24 January 201423 January 2014 EU proposal sets renewable energy targets, ignores biofuels New clean energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction objectives
Efficiency and renewables make Europe competitive, EU study says Savings were “still too low”, apparently indicating need for further renewable energy deployment
20 January 201417 January 2014 2014 set to be a bumper year for biobased industry as funding pours in from the EU Bio-based Industries Initiative to help Europe compete in the global bioeconomy market
Plastic waste: Parliament sounds the alarm MEPs claiming ban of the most hazardous plastics, review of the current EU directive on packaging waste
EU Sees Rising Food Output by 2023 on Export and Biofuel Demand “Agricultural commodity prices are expected to stay firm over the medium term, supported by factors such as the growth in global food demand, the development of the biofuel sector and a low productivity growth,” the European Commission wrote
17 January 201416 January 2014 Plastikmüll: Parlament schlägt Alarm Abgeordnete fordern Verbot der gefährlichsten Plastikprodukte und Überarbeitung der Verpackungsrichtlinie
14 January 201413 January 2014 ‘Meat Atlas’ sheds light on hidden costs of beef, pigmeat Europeans need to more aware of the little-known environmental and social cost of their high-meat diets, green campaigners said at the launch of their global ‘Meat Atlas’ report on Thursday (9 January)
7 January 20146 January 2014 Environmental challenges keep industry on the alert – Biodegradables and plastic bag bans make headlines Recycling moves forward but players say full potential not reached