{"id":117590,"date":"2022-10-27T07:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T05:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=117590"},"modified":"2022-10-25T09:54:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T07:54:37","slug":"the-bioeconomy-doing-more-with-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/the-bioeconomy-doing-more-with-less\/","title":{"rendered":"The bioeconomy: doing more with less"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p><strong>The EU\u2019s bioeconomy strategy, first adopted in 2012, aims at several objectives \u2013 from ensuring food security and reducing dependence on fossil fuels to promoting local jobs. With Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine, these objectives are now \u201cmore important than ever\u201d, the European Commission says.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/energy-environment\/news\/eu-report-flags-crucial-role-of-bioeconomy-for-energy-and-food-security\/\">EU report flags \u2018crucial role\u2019 of bioeconomy for energy and food security<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/news\/\">News<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/sections\/energy-environment\/\">Energy &amp; Environment<\/a>&nbsp;11 Oct 2022With Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine, the European Commission is rediscovering the virtues of bioeconomy for the EU\u2019s energy independence and food security. But it also acknowledges that trade-offs need to be addressed in order to avoid harming the environment.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/biomass\/news\/biorefineries-the-engine-of-the-bio-based-economy\/\">Biorefineries \u2013 the engine of the bio-based economy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/news\/\">News<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/sections\/biomass\/\">Biomass<\/a>&nbsp;13 Oct 2022The European Union is investing billions of euros in biorefineries that can develop products based on organic materials and help decrease the bloc&#8217;s reliance on oil and gas.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/biomass\/news\/biomass-availability-gap-looms-large-over-eus-green-bioeconomy\/\">\u2018Biomass availability gap\u2019 looms large over EU\u2019s green bioeconomy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/news\/\">News<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/sections\/biomass\/\">Biomass<\/a>&nbsp;14 Oct 2022Growing demand for biomass is putting pressure on industry to deliver sufficient quantities without destroying the environment, the European Commission has warned, pointing to a looming &#8220;availability gap&#8221; which could be as big as 40-70% by 2050.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/biomass\/interview\/eu-official-further-efforts-needed-to-address-ecological-limits-of-biomass\/\">EU official: Further efforts needed to address \u2018ecological limits\u2019 of biomass<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/interview\/\">Interview<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/sections\/biomass\/\">Biomass<\/a>&nbsp;12 Oct 2022Demand for biomass is only expected to grow in the coming decade, be it for bio-materials or bioenergy, while there is only so much biomass that can be produced sustainably, says John Bell, who points to a looming &#8220;availability gap&#8221;.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/energy-environment\/video\/unlock-the-future-of-the-circular-bioeconomy-in-europe\/\">Unlock the future of the circular bioeconomy in Europe<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/video\/\">&nbsp;Video<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;Promoted content&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/sections\/energy-environment\/\">Energy &amp; Environment<\/a>&nbsp;10 Oct 2022The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) is a \u20ac2 billion partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) that funds projects advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe. Read more&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbe.europa.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EU\u2019s bioeconomy strategy, first adopted in 2012, aims at several objectives \u2013 from ensuring food security and reducing dependence on fossil fuels to promoting local jobs. With Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine, these objectives are now \u201cmore important than ever\u201d, the European Commission says. 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