Bioeconomy: Policy Implementation
Dr. Antonio Di Giulio
Head of Strategy Unit
Bioeconomy Directorate
Directorate-General for Research & Innovation
European Commission
Building bioeconomy in Europe
http://ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy/
Agenda:
 The relevant policy background for the
European bioeconomy...
 ... crossing the main issues at stake...
 ... to present the European Bioeconomy
Strategy and its action plan
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Europe 2020
Smart
Sustainable
Inclusive
Growth
Growth
Growth
Digital agenda for
Europe
Resource efficient
Europe
An agenda for new
skills and jobs
Innovation Union
An industrial policy for
the globalisation era
European platform
against poverty
Youth on the move
Innovating for a sustainable growth:
a bioeconomy for Europe
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Emerging
Challenges
Tackling New Trends
CROSS-CUTTING DRIVERS
Economic
growth
Job creation
Demographic
change
Sustainability
Innovation in
technologies
Food security
Outcomes
Increased use of
natural resources
Depletion of resources
Increased food waste
Trends
Environmental degradation
Safe foods and
healthy diets
Food Insecurity
Rising inequality and more
vulnerable groups
Well-being
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Policy
Research and
Innovation
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Source: Adapted from Europe's societal
challenges, Rand Europe, 2013
Supply
Demand
Food
Man
Compounds
Cells
Organs
Complexity
Product
Plants
Diet
Individuals
Public Health
Society
Environment
Wealth
Policy
Research and
Innovation
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Innovation
Organization Level
Organization Level
Animals
Biomass availability: main open issues
Sustainable
production
criteria for
all end uses
Data
quality Production
Methodology
for waste
streams
Massive challenge –
including (but not
only) because of the
methodological
difficulties around
ILUC.
Cover EU production
and potential imports
from outside the EU
– but good data from
outside the EU is
often very hard to
find
The bioeconomy is
partly circular, so
purely linear
input/output models
are not sufficient.
Bioeconomy Observatory
Policy
Research and
Innovation
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Bottlenecks
Primary
production
• Total productivity factor
• Post-harvest losses
Bio-based
industries
• The biomass availability
• Market making
Food
industry
• Ensuring security of supply
• Resource efficiency
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as constituting commitment by the European Commission
Bioeconomy Strategy
And Action Plan
In the framework of Europe 2020, the Strategy "Innovating for
Sustainable Growth: a Bioeconomy For Europe" promotes
sustainable production of renewable resources from land and sea and
their conversion into food, bio-based products, biofuels and bioenergy.
INVESTMENTS IN RESEARCH,
INNOVATION AND SKILLS
EU Institutions
REINFORCED POLICY INTERACTION
AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Member States
and Regions
Stakeholders
public & private sectors
ENHANCEMENT OF MARKETS AND
COMPETITIVENESS IN BIOECONOMY
SECTORS
Policy
Research and
Innovation
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International
partners &
organisations
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as constituting commitment by the European Commission
Investments in Research,
Innovation …
Europe 2020
Innovation Union
European
Research Area
Horizon
2020
Responding to
the economic
crisis to invest
in future jobs
and growth
Addressing
people’s
concerns about
their livelihoods,
safety and
environment
Strengthening
the EU’s global
position in
research,
innovation and
technology
H2020 is designed to help bring ideas to the market
Policy
Research and
Innovation
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as constituting commitment by the European Commission
Reinforced Policy
Interaction
Horizon 2020 and ESIF: co-funding
synergies
• bringing together funds in the same project a single action or a group of coordinated
actions
no double
funding in
• Through successive projects that build on
each other
the same
expenditure
item
• Through parallel projects that complement
each other
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Reinforced Policy
Interaction
A Smart Specialisation
Enterprises as well as territories concentrating resources on the most
promising areas of competitive advantage, emphasizing an inter-sectoral
knowledge exchange
Citizens
Networks
(value chains)
Sectors
Enterprises
Resources
and
Research, Territories
Innovation,
Knowledge
transfer
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Skills
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Services
New
Business
Models
… and skills
New, cross-disciplinary skills are needed
to...
...promote activities which can look at our ecosystems in a
sustainable way (less energy, less water, less land, ...)
...promote
and
valorise
innovation (new services
and new business models)
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...deliver
territorial
approaches
in
a
new
systemic way (networks)
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Enhancement of
markets
Enhancement of markets and competitiveness in
bioeconomy sectors
• setting up of networks
of biorefineries
• Establish a research and
innovation PPP for biobased
industries
(by
2013).
• expansion of new markets,
• facilitate green procurement for
bio-based products
• contribute
to
the
long-term
competitiveness
of
the
bioeconomy sectors
A10.1 Public-Private initiative
for bio-based industries
A11.1
standards
products
Methodological
for
bio-based
A10.2 Network of diversified
biorefineries across Europe,
and creation and networking
of clusters of biorefineries in
every Member State
A11.2 Up-scaling of bio-based
products and processes
A11.4 Knowledge base for
certification
schemes
and
labels for bio-based products
Launch a study in 2013 to
assess
different
labelling
options
for
bio-based
products
A11.5
Initial
European
product information list for
bio-based products
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• Inform consumers about
product properties and
• promote a healthy and
sustainable lifestyle
A11.10 Knowledge base to
reduce food waste. New
processing
systems
for
converting food waste in
added-value by-products
Enhancement of
markets
Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking General Principles
Clear and
ambitious
objectives
Governance
• contributing directly to competitiveness goals
• and EU policy
• to ensure openness to new participants
• the allocation of funding on the basis of excellence
• and efficient links with national activities
Simple
• implementation structures
• and rules for participants
Strong
• commitments from industry
• including substantial financial commitments
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Enhancement of
markets
Objectives: Integrated value chains
Feedstock
Biorefineries
Markets,
products
and policies
Fostering a sustainable biomass supply and building new value
chains
Optimising efficient processing through R&D and upscaling in
large-scale demo/flagship biorefineries
Developing markets for biobased products and optimising policy
frameworks
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Enhancement of
markets
Consultation of research
community and other
stakeholders for drafting of
work programme
Not a closed club
Openness
SMEs friendly measures
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Horizon 2020 rules
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Conclusions
The Bioeconomy Strategy - through policy interaction and
stakeholder engagement, coherent investments in Research
and Innovation and market enhancement measures • Provides Sustainable, Smart and Inclusive growth for Europe
• Addresses the main open issues our societies are called to tackle
• Fosters European Industries competitiveness with targeted
initiatives, creating growth and jobs
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• More info on the Bioeconomy at:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy
• More info on EU2020 and Horizon 2020 at:
http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/index_en.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm
• More info on the Bio-based Industries
Consortium
http://biconsortium.eu/
• More info on EU Budget – Myths and Facts:
http://ec.europa.eu/budget/explained/myths/
myths_en.cfm
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Thank you for your attention!
The views expressed in this presentation are personal and may not necessarily
reflect those of the European Commission. This presentation shall neither be
binding nor construed as constituting commitment by the European Commission.
antonio.digiulio@ec.europa.eu
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