2. Bio-based economy scenario process
7.10.2011 9.11.2011 9.12.2011 January
Workshop II
Workshop I Workshop III
Winning
Creation of Bio-
concepts of the R&D themes of Reporting
based economy
Bio-based the Bio-based
Scenarios for
economy in Economy SHOK
2030
2030
The wider Concrete The SHOK
perspective opportunities in context
the wider
perspective
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3. Value network of Bio-based economy sectors
Integration
Technology Services
Bio products
Agro Pharma and
Food
cosmetics
Nutrients and
Feed Water
Biofuels
Energy Chemicals Recycling
Forest
Bio-based Textiles
Materials Funding
R&D
Packaging
Education
Wood products
Pulp and paper
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4. What is Bio-based economy?
...Industries and economic sectors that “Bio economy is the part of economy, which creates growth and
exploit biological resources... jobs by developing, refining and using biological resources in an
…Agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food, environmentally sustainable way…
chemicals and bio-fuels... ...Worth nearly €2 trillion, the European bio-economy provides
...Replacing fossil fuel feedstocks... around 22 million jobs in Europe across sectors as diverse as
agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food, chemicals and bio-fuels. This
...Eliminating waste...
is the impressive reality of the European bio-economy. It is an
...Sustainability... indispensable part of all of our lives and plays a major role in
...Strong knowledge base... making our lives better.” Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, EU Research
...Growth and employment... and Innovation Commissioner, 2010
...Societal benefits...
“The bio-economy includes all
industries and economic sectors that “The Knowledge-based Bio-economy is a broad concept which
produce, manage, and otherwise can be defined in a number of ways. In essence, the vision is of a
exploit biological resources (and Europe of the future in which fossil fuel feedstocks have been
related services, supply or consumer replaced by renewable plant raw materials, chemical processes
industries) such as agriculture, food, replaced by biological ones and waste virtually eliminated by
fisheries, forestry etc.” working in closed-loop systems. Above all, it will build on a
EU Bio-economy conference, 2005 strong European knowledge base of enabling science and
technology and will generate sustainable employment for
European citizens.“ EU Bio-Economy conference, 2010
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5. What is Bio-based economy? “A bio-based economy is based on
production paradigms that rely on
biological processes and, as with
natural ecosystems, use natural
...Biotechnological solutions for health and resource-based
inputs, expend minimum amounts of
problems...Economic output...Renewable biomass... energy and do not produce waste as
...Integration of biotech applications and biomass flows all materials discarded by one
across sectors... Effective material loops... process are inputs for another
...Production paradigms that rely on biological processes... process and are reused in the
...Small-scale solutions... ecosystem.” Franz Fischler, 2010
(from WWF, Denmark)
” A bio-economy is perceived as an economy based on sustainable production and conversion of
biomass to be used as a major resource in a wide variety of industries. The locality of biomass
production and low sustainability of its transportation over long distances calls for a distributed
bio-economy consisting of a variety of small-scale solutions. The bio-economy strives to integrate
the biomass flows of different industries in such a way that one industry’s waste or emissions
become another industry’s raw material. This approach is a means to create effective material
loops and fight the problems of climate change and resource depletion.” Sustainable Bio-
economy: Potential, Challenges and Opportunities in Finland, Sitra 2010
“Biotechnology offers technological solutions for many of the health and
resource-based problems facing the world. The application of biotechnology
to primary production, health and industry could result in an emerging
“bioeconomy” where biotechnology contributes to a significant share of
economic output. The bioeconomy in 2030 is likely to involve three elements:
advanced knowledge of genes and complex cell processes, renewable
biomass, and the integration of biotechnology applications across sectors”.
OECD (2009) The Bioeconomy to 2030: designing a policy agenda. 5
6. Bio-based economy in the SHOK context
Bio-based economy as a
solution to grand challenges:
Impacts on society: climate change, resource A new societal system:
Growth, jobs, economic depletion, population growth Way forward from the
output, wellbeing and current fossil-based
sustainability economy
Value addition from bio-based raw
materials
Sustainability: Closed material cycles
Competences
an essence of all Intelligent, integrated, resource and and R&D:
bio-based energy efficient concepts Focus on renewal
economy
Technology integration
Novel business and market
opportunities
Future oriented approach:
from sectors of today into
visions of the future
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7. Bio-based economy scenarios in 2030
Main Drivers Outcomes 2030
”How the critical factors develop” ”How the world looks like”
• World trade & Economy • Business opportunities
business
• Innovations and renewal • Value networks
• Policy and regulation • Material flows
• End-user Demand • Markets
people
• Societies • Products, services and
• Food concepts
nature
• Energy • Development of regions
… Competitiveness
• Natural resources
… Well-being
• Environment and climate change … Sustainability
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8. ”Everything is
depending on
everything” World trade
A very complex & economy
system! Policy and
regulation
Energy
Innovations
and renewal
Bio
products End-user
demand
Natural
Minerals
resources
Nutrients Water Societies
Environment
and climate
Land change
Biomass
Food
10. Innovativeness:
No ready-made
solutions available
Technology
availability
Globally significant
business
Sustainable utilization Winning opportunities:
of natural resources: concept of
Market need and
Raw material the Bio-based end user demand
availability economy in 2030 Support from policy
and regulation
Includes the key elements of the
Bio-based economy:
Value addition from bio-based raw materials
Closed material cycles
Intelligent, integrated, resource and energy efficient
concepts
Technology integration
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