Policy

Each year, EUBCE brings together the greatest minds and latest advancements in biomass, with the aim of accelerating research and market uptake across the globe. During the conference, over 2,000 experts from both academia and industry share and discuss groundbreaking ideas, technologies, applications, and solutions for the sourcing, production, and utility of biomass.

This ThinkForest event aims to understand and discuss potential challenges, possibilities and policy implications on the European-China forest-based bioeconomy development.

Shaping the transformation in a sustainable and innovative way - this was the model under which the Minister for Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger presented the Bavarian Bioeconomy Strategy. With the strategy, the Bavarian State Government is presenting a concept for promoting a bio-based, sustainable economy.

The Global Bioeconomy Summit is organized by the International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy (IACGB. On this website you’ll find comprehensive media information, publications and press releases related to the GBS2020.

MEPs want the EU's future industrial strategy to help businesses survive the Covid-19 crisis and face the digital and environmental transitions. Find out how.

The European Commission has published a new factsheet emphasising the importance of Europe's bioeonomy to achieving the EU Green Deal.

In a workshop on the role of the SDGs in the crisis recovery, all local and regional speakers confirmed that in their regions and cities, SDGs were more relevant than ever to manage our way out of the pandemic and recover from the crisis.

The scope of the National Bioeconomy Forum is to promote, support and advocate for the sustainable development of the bioeconomy in Ireland. The National Bioeconomy Forum will provide a voice for a broad range of stakeholders, including industry, community groups, NGOs and relevant state bodies.

This partnership aims to contribute to the development of new models, innovations, policies and investments in the field of forest bioeconomy and promote the collaboration of regions and regional actors at a European level.

The Commission has adopted the forest reference levels (FRLs) for each Member State to apply between 2021 and 2025. FRLs are benchmarks to calculate the sum of greenhouse gas removals and emissions from existing forests in each Member State. CO2 removal from existing forestland is the backbone of the EU land use sink.

Join us for the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference, the main event for circular economy in Europe!

Virtual address by ZEF’s Joachim von Braun looks at how factors such as policy and innovation relate to transformation of food systems.

The Commission adopted the 2020 State of the Energy Union Report and its accompanying documents focused on different aspects of EU energy policy. This year's Report is the first one since the adoption of the European Green Deal, and looks at the Energy Union's contribution to Europe's long-term climate goals.

We are inviting experts in the building construction value chain to take part in a survey and give their views on using circular economy principles in the design of buildings. The results will contribute to defining circular economy policies that could be implemented as part of the EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan.

The European Commission adopted the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. The Strategy is the first step towards a zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment announced in the European Green Deal. The Strategy will boost innovation for safe and sustainable chemicals, and increase protection of human health and the environment against hazardous chemicals. This includes prohibiting the use of the most harmful chemicals in consumer products such as toys, childcare articles, cosmetics, detergents, food contact materials and textiles, unless proven essential for society, and ensuring that all chemicals are used more safely and sustainably.

Key data from two new reports on sustainable bioeconomy and smart specialization value chain mapping in the Baltic Sea Region.

This Policy Brief focuses on the vital role of biodiversity for human life and the importance of integrating biodiversity considerations into the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.