{"id":48806,"date":"2018-01-09T06:55:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T05:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rss.nova-institut.net\/public.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Filbioeconomista.com%2F2017%2F12%2F18%2Ffrom-helsinki-the-bioeconomy-stakeholders-call-for-action-its-time-to-deliver%2F"},"modified":"2017-12-20T12:12:49","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T11:12:49","slug":"from-helsinki-the-bioeconomy-stakeholders-call-for-action-its-time-to-deliver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/from-helsinki-the-bioeconomy-stakeholders-call-for-action-its-time-to-deliver\/","title":{"rendered":"From Helsinki the bioeconomy stakeholders call for action: \u201cIt\u2019s time to deliver!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt\u2019s time to deliver!\u201d This is, extremely briefly, the message that comes from the second edition of the Bioeconomy Investment Summit, which was held in Helsinki last Thursday, December 14. In this invitation made at the opening of the summit by the former Swedish prime minister, G\u00f6ran Persson, it can be synthesized the will of over 300 summit participants to move rapidly towards the creation of new markets for the bioeconomy and to accelerate the transition to a new, more sustainable economy, which finally could leave the GDP behind as an indicator of welfare of the countries. \u201cFrom the sustainable perspective, GDP is a misleading measure of success\u201d, said Robert Costanza, professor at the Australian National University.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was a very well organized edition by the European Forest Institute led by Marc Palah\u00ed that of Helsinki, which gives us, among other things, an increased protagonism of the Scandinavian countries, which strongly rely on their forests to be leaders in the European and world bioeconomy. Mika Lintil\u00e4, minister of Economic Affairs, Finland, stated that \u201cthe bioeconomy is at the heart of the country\u2019s growth strategy. Our aim is to push it \u2013 from now till 2025 \u2013 to \u20ac 100 billion in terms of output value while creating 100,000 new jobs\u201d.<\/p>\n

All of this in the total absence of European Commissioners. It\u2019s true \u2013 it was shared again in Helsinki \u2013 \u201cwe are living in a time of accelerated change and unprecedented global challenges. However, the 21st century also offers unprecedented opportunities. The circular and sustainable bioeconomy is one of them, but unfortunately its development is threatened by a major obstacle: the privileged position enjoyed by the fossil-based economy, that benefits from different types of subsidies and generates environmental costs that are not absorbed by the markets in any way\u201d.<\/p>\n

Facing this operating framework, the development of the bioeconomy cannot be left to the markets and technology alone. Decoupling growth from environmental degradation requires a major shift towards a low-carbon, renewable and resource-efficient society that has a sustainable economy. Such a shift requires political leadership, vision and strategic action, said many speakers at the Summit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is still \u2013 said Marcus Wallenberg at SEB, a leading Nordic financial services group \u2013 a general view that we have to choose between sustainability and economic growth. I believe we can have both\u201d.<\/p>\n

According to Esko Aho, former prime minister of Finland, \u201cwe need more fundings for bioeconomy investments. To be efficient we need strong R&D investments, new skills and talents, smart regulations enabling new products to come rapidly to the market, digitalization, public procurement, startups, consumer orientation.<\/p>\n

The Summit was also an opportunity to listen to the voice of the protagonists of the European bioeconomy and beyond. Among the companies present with their own speakers the Italian Novamont, the German Brain AG, the Portuguese SilicoLife and the New Zealand\/American LanzaTech. The speech of its CEO, Jennifer Holmgren, was one of the most applauded by the audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThink big, think progressive, because this is the field of the future\u201d, stated Alexander Stubb, former prime minister of Finland and current Vice President of the European Investment Bank.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have talked so much about bioeconomy. We now need to take the next step forward!, said G\u00f6ran Persson. If the first edition of the summit, held in Brussels in November 2015, had left Commissioner Moedas\u2019 statement \u201cto move the bioeconomy from niche to norm\u201d, now \u201cit\u2019s (really) time to deliver!\u201d.<\/p>\n

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