Environmental Development· 2015Q1· Review
The role of biomass and bioenergy in a future bioeconomy: Policies and facts
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Short summary
The European Union's bioeconomy, encompassing agriculture, food, forestry, and emerging sectors like biomaterials, is estimated at €2.4 billion and employs 22 million people, with biomass use at 2 billion tonnes.
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Key points
- The EU aims for a competitive, resource-efficient, low-carbon economy by 2050, with bioeconomy playing a crucial role.
- The current EU bioeconomy is valued at €2.4 billion and employs 22 million people.
- Biomass consumption in the EU bioeconomy is approximately 2 billion tonnes.
- Emerging sectors such as biomaterials and green chemistry are contributing to the bioeconomy's growth.
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Abstract
The European Commission has set a long-term goal to develop a competitive, resource efficient and low carbon economy by 2050. Bioeconomy is expected to play an important role in the low carbon economy. This paper provides a review of the policy framework for developing a bioeconomy in the European Union covering energy and climate, agriculture and forestry , industry and research. The Europe has a number of well-established traditional bio-based industries, ranging from agriculture, food, feed, fibre and forest-based industries. This paper proposes an analysis of the current status of bioeconomy in the European Union and worldwide until 2020 and beyond. We estimate the current bio economy market at about € 2.4 billion, including agriculture, food and beverage, agro-industrial products, fisheries and aquaculture, forestry, wood-based industry, biochemical, enzymes, biopharmaceutical, biofuels and bioenergy , using about 2 billion tonnes and employing 22 million persons. New sectors are emerging, such as biomaterials and green chemistry. The transition toward a bioeconomy will rely on the advancement in technology of a range of processes, on the achievement of a breakthrough in terms of technical performances and cost effectiveness and will depend on the availability of sustainable biomass.
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