Meeting Policy Challenges for a Sustainable Bioeconomy / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development..

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

SourceOECD (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy.

Agriculture and Food.

Ecology.

Finance and Investment.

Science and Technology.

Industry and Services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

The bioeconomy concept

Executive summary

Reconciling food and industrial needs for biomass

Foreword

Acronyms and abbreviations

Education and training for industrial biotechnology

Financing biorefineries

Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology for a bioeconomy

Developments in bio-based production

Enabling bio-based materials policy

Measuring biomass potential and sustainability

Biowaste biorefining

What is a biorefinery

Biotechnology and biomass sustainability.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).

ISBN:

9789264292345

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.