{"id":54186,"date":"2018-02-28T07:22:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T06:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=54186"},"modified":"2018-06-28T13:14:01","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T11:14:01","slug":"a-circular-renewable-and-smart-bioeconomy-finlands-priority-proposals-for-european-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/a-circular-renewable-and-smart-bioeconomy-finlands-priority-proposals-for-european-union\/","title":{"rendered":"A Circular, Renewable and Smart Bioeconomy \u2013 Finland\u2019s priority proposals for European Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sustainable bioeconomy solutions will provide a foundation for well-being and <\/strong><strong>competiveness in Europe. To ensure that this can be achieved it will be necessary to <\/strong><strong>implement and monitor the Commission\u2019s coherent strategic goals and actions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finland supports a revision of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy in 2018. The Bioeconomy<br \/>\nStrategy is still highly relevant, particularly in the current context of circular economy<br \/>\ninitiatives, the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We anticipate mutual benefit from such a revision, as was the case with the existing EU Bioeconomy Strategy (2012) and the <a href=\"http:\/\/biotalous.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/The_Finnish_Bioeconomy_Strategy_110620141.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Finnish National Strategy for Bioeconomy (2014)<\/a>. Finland firmly believes in the value of placing the bioeconomy on the list of top priorities, leading to a coherent and systemic new bioeconomy strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The leading principles in the promotion of the bioeconomy should include the following:<br \/>\ndevelopment through research, innovation and market-orientation, the profitable primary<br \/>\nproduction, the sustainable use of bio resources, aim for simpler policy measures, removal<br \/>\nof unnecessary administrative burden, and predictable regulation to attract investment and boost the economic upturn in Europe. Bioeconomy development should be carefully<br \/>\nassessed in order not to compromise ecosystem services and health.<\/p>\n<p>Finland\u2019s key recommendations concerning the drafting of an updated EU Bioeconomy<br \/>\nStrategy and Action Plan are as follows: the logical links between the objectives should be<br \/>\nspecified; inconsistencies in definitions and use of terminology should be corrected; and a<br \/>\nmonitoring framework should be included, thus allowing a quantitative review to be made.<\/p>\n<p>Finland is willing to cooperate with the Commission and the other Member States in as<br \/>\nmany ways as possible. The full potential of the bioeconomy will best be realised through<br \/>\nbroad-based cooperation between services, and by fully exploiting the synergies to be found at the interface between the bioeconomy and cross-cutting themes like climate change, the circular economy, digitalisation and industrial policy.<\/p>\n<h3>New business from the bioeconomy<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>New business should be generated by means of rethinking value chains, risk<br \/>\nfinancing, bold experiments, strong regional markets and the crossing of sectoral<br \/>\nboundaries.<\/li>\n<li>The bioeconomy strategy is supporting fundamental research, but more focus should also be given to applied research and near-to-market activities.<\/li>\n<li>Immaterial value creation should be promoted to increase the added value of<br \/>\nproducts and services.<\/li>\n<li>EU -policies and research activities should support the development of new<br \/>\ntechnologies and innovations as part of a sustainable bioeconomy and guarantee a predictable operating environment for new investments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Accessibility and sustainability of biomasses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The availability of renewable natural resources should be secured with wellfunctioning<br \/>\nraw material markets and sustainable resource use.<\/li>\n<li>Biomass availability for current and future uses should be further enlarged through side streams and residues.<\/li>\n<li>Public awareness and acceptability of the bioeconomy should be increased.<\/li>\n<li>Better information should be provided on biomass resources and their usability and sustainability; digitalised biomass management is a means to secure sustainability.<\/li>\n<li>Protecting biodiversity and ecosystem services must be an integral part of<br \/>\nsustainable bioeconomy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Coherent policy environment and actions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Greater coherence should be sought between various EU policies.<\/li>\n<li>The scope of the bioeconomy should be both widened and deepened.<\/li>\n<li>The policy framework should be flexible, giving Member States the possibility to<br \/>\nchoose the actions most suitable for national conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Greater international collaboration should be pursued in regard to harmonisation of certification, opportunities for bio-based procurement and exchange of information on best practices with countries outside EU.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Competitive operating environment for the bioeconomy<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The encouraging and predictable legal and policy framework is needed.<\/li>\n<li>Greater attention should be given to replacement of fossil raw materials with<br \/>\nsustainable renewable and secondary raw materials with added value in order to<br \/>\ntackle climate change and promote sustainable development.<\/li>\n<li>Greater recognition should be given to the important role of public procurement in promoting and opening markets for bio-based products and services including new business models.<\/li>\n<li>The city-based bioeconomy should be further developed, in balance with rural areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Strong bioeconomy and circular economy competence base<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The competence base should be upgraded through a strong focus on life-long<br \/>\neducation and comprehensive research.<\/li>\n<li>To ensure knowledge and best practices are shared effectively, a strong focus should be placed on networking of research activities interacting with different stakeholders and raising awareness of their skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biotalous.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Non-Paper-by-Finland-EU-biotalousstrategia.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Non Paper by Finland<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sustainable bioeconomy solutions will provide a foundation for well-being and competiveness in Europe. To ensure that this can be achieved it will be necessary to implement and monitor the Commission\u2019s coherent strategic goals and actions. Finland supports a revision of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy in 2018. 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