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Meeting Policy Challenges for a Sustainable Bioeconomy

This publication investigates key aspects surrounding the sustainability of bioeconomy development: the use of biomass as feedstock for future production;  the design and building of biorefineries for the manufacture of a range of fuels, chemicals and materials, and also for electricity generation; and the use of biotechnologies such as synthetic biology, metabolic engineering and gene editing. Today more than 50 countries have a dedicated bioeconomy strategy or related policies. While the bioeconomy is consistent with sustainability policy (examples are the circular economy, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, green growth, re-industrialisation, rural regeneration, climate change mitigation), synergies must be ensured to avoid over-exploitation of natural resources and conflicting global needs.

Published on April 19, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword
Acronyms and abbreviations
Executive summary
The bioeconomy concept
Reconciling food and industrial needs for biomass
Measuring biomass potential and sustainability
Biotechnology and biomass sustainability
What is a biorefinery
Financing biorefineries
Biowaste biorefining
Developments in bio-based production
Enabling bio-based materials policy
Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology for a bioeconomy
Education and training for industrial biotechnology
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