10 December 20218 December 2021 EU plant 320 Millionen Euro für die Bodenforschung als Beitrag zur Kohlenstoffentfernung Nach Schätzungen der Europäischen Kommission betragen die mit der Verschlechterung der Bodenqualität verbundenen Kosten in der EU mehr als 50 Milliarden Euro pro Jahr. Außerdem gelten 60-70% der Böden in Europa als "ungesund"
EU earmarks €320 million for soil health research to contribute to carbon removal The funding from the EU’s framework programme for research and innovation will be used to support "living labs and lighthouses" to lead to transition towards healthy soils”
12 October 20207 October 2020 UN SDGs – how to measure the bio-based sector’s contribution? New guidance developed by the IEEP think tank now equips companies with the right tools to measure this contribution quantitively
23 July 202021 July 2020 European Bioplastics Research Network Gets Underway Network of Science, Companies and Politics for the Research and Development of Bio-based Plastics Gets Underway
Netzwerk für Forschung und Entwicklung von Biokunststoffen gestartet Europäisches Forschungsnetzwerk für Biokunststoffe will mit Unterstützung der Politik alternative Lösungen gegen die Verschmutzung der Umwelt durch Plastikmüll finden
6 March 20203 March 2020 Bio-based solutions for a future-fit Europe – How can the bio-based sector contribute to EU Green Deal and to a zero-waste-europe? "Bio-based solutions for a future-fit Europe" conference gathered different stakeholders of the biobased sector to discuss and coordinate the future of the sector
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
21 March 201618 March 2016 Producing spandex from agricultural byproducts? Welcome to the circular bio-economy Farm waste products such as maize leaves are being repurposed in novel and circular ways, and the European Union is among the many groups now taking note
14 March 201630 March 2016 EU must put cascading use of wood at the heart of circular economy and the bioenergy strategy Report looks at how regulation either hinders or promotes what is known as ‘cascading use’ of wood
11 November 201511 November 2015 Final Programme Released: Microplastic conference in Cologne from 23-24 November 2015 +++ Final programme released +++ Already 130 participants +++ Just 14 days left +++
9 October 201514 October 2015 International conference reveals the impacts of microplastics in the environment New online programme released
17 July 201515 July 2015 Europe needs a clean break for cleaner fuels The technology-neutral policy for clean transport fuel is dead. Clean electricity must be put at the heart of EU transport policy, argues Jos Dings
11 February 201511 February 2015 BTG advises the European Commission on optimised cascading use of wood Cascade Impact Analysis (CIA) method enables detailed analysis of European wood flows
3 June 20142 June 2014 Bioenergy push needs land ‘three times the size of the UK’ New report by Vienna University shows EU bioenergy demand equalled the total land area of a country like Sweden
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
Final Programme Released: Microplastic conference in Cologne from 23-24 November 2015
