Bioeconomy

To ensure this new calculator provides the most accurate data on supply chain emissions we need to hear views from across the biomass industry to help further improve the modelling and create a high industry standard for emissions reporting. The consolation period will conclude on 12th June 2020.

The European Committee of the Regions' ENVE Commission has launched an online stakeholders' consultation with the purpose of gathering input for its upcoming opinion on the new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) which was published on the 11th of March 2020 by the European Commission (EC) as part of the European Green Deal.

An ERDF co-funded project will study a range of natural, bio-based fibres and assess their suitability for mass production. These materials could replace plastics in food packaging, filters, textiles, hygiene products and construction materials.

The ambitious European Commission strategy to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the EU and achieve climate neutrality by 2050 has recently been set in motion as the European Green Deal. The European Bioeconomy Alliance (EUBA), representing twelve organisations in various sectors active in the bioeconomy, welcomes such a comprehensive policy tool that should ensure alignment and coherence between the different initiatives that are part of the Deal.

The objective of the seminar is to describe the potential of local biorefineries on supporting EU policies on environment and climate, and their contribution to EU self-sufficiency with plant protein and bio-based products. The seminar is accompanied by an exhibition on grass proteins and samples of grass protein that runs from 28 to 30 April 2020.

The European Commission, the EU Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk and the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation jointly organise the EU-Japan Clusters and Regions/Prefectures Cooperation Event.

The seventh BBI JU Info Day will present the 2020 call for proposals and give participants the opportunity to hold pre-arranged face-to-face meetings.

DG CLIMA and INEA are looking for experienced and motivated experts to evaluate projects applying for funding from the Innovation Fund, one of the world’s largest funding programmes for the first of a kind demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies.

A research group at the University of Cordoba aims to establish the best valorization paths for restaurant food waste.

From June 3 to 6, 2019, the BioMonitor project had its annual meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia and held a session at the ICABR conference in Ravello, Italy.

ESM and Bioeconomy Pilots successful in TAF-applications.

The digital platform is a partnering space where regions and industry can make contact based on mutual interest. It focuses on creating local value chains and access to finance, namely helping regions and industry bridge the gap about bio-based investment opportunities at the level of regions.

The seventh BBI JU Call for proposals is open across 16 different topics until 3 September 2020. Its funding supports four strategic orientations defined in the Strategic Innovation and Research Agenda of the European bio-based industries (SIRA): feedstock, process, products and market uptake.

While algae have received attention for their potential to displace fossil fuels as an energy source, their applications in packaging and other products are beginning to gain momentum.

As announced in the Commission Work Programme for 2020, the Commission will present a strategy for smart sector integration for a future integrated European energy system by June 2020. In preparation of this strategy, the Commission is seeking input from all stakeholders and EU citizens.

The EU is putting in place a common classification system to encourage private investment in sustainable growth and contribute to a climate neutral economy.

In the webinar latest developments and innovative solutions for the sustainable production of biomass and low-ILUC risk options in agriculture will be discussed, including also a contribution by FNR about ‘Growing perennial crops on marginal land in Europe for bioenergy’.