This document describes a scenario called "Green Renewal" set in the year 2030. Key drivers of this scenario include renewed global cooperation, policies supporting sustainability, and innovations in bioeconomy. The outcomes are described as global agreements on climate change and sustainability being implemented, leading to improved environmental and economic conditions worldwide through widespread adoption of bio-based solutions. Developing countries face challenges adapting to tight regulations while meeting needs of growing populations.
Public private partnership in forestry managementCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered during the Course on Governance of Landscapes, Forests and People at the CIFOR Campus in Bogor, Indonesia.
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IUCN
Estebancio Castro Diaz
International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of Tropical Forests
Presentation for the conference on
Taking stock of smallholders and community forestry
Montpellier France
March 24-26, 2010
The experts' roundtable on ASEAN circular economy
Session 2: Agriculture, Forestry and Tehnology Adoption
By Dr. Michael Brady, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor
The global demand and supply equation has become increasingly difficult to solve, so new thinking is critical for the sustainable future of the globe. We at VTT believe bioeconomy represents this new kind of thinking. Growing national and global interest in sustainable
development is expected to make bioeconomy an essential part of the economic system in the years to come.
The Bioeconomy is especially important for Finland. It already accounts for about EUR 60 billion of GDP, and a doubling of this amount by 2030 is considered possible. The Bioeconomy does not happen by itself, but it requires a strong will, ambitious targets, and action towards these targets. New technical, societal and business innovations are needed along the way, with science and technology as the key enablers. A successful bioeconomy requires a multidisciplinary approach, combining disciplines ranging from chemistry to design. As a cross-cutting approach it has an effect on the whole of society, linking food security and people´s well-being to the sustainable use of raw materials and natural resources.
VTT forms a platform for an innovation ecosystem attracting industrial and other stakeholders from Finland and elsewhere to make the Bioeconomy happen.
Declaración para Rio+20: 63 laureados de medio ambiente de 37 paises piden a los gobiernos en Rio+20 ser pioneros del cambio y la inovación social.
Declaration on Rio+20: 63 Environmental Laureates from 37 countries ask governments in Rio+20 to be pioneers and and social innovators.
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IUCN
Estebancio Castro Diaz
International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of Tropical Forests
Presentation for the conference on
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Session 2: Agriculture, Forestry and Tehnology Adoption
By Dr. Michael Brady, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor
The global demand and supply equation has become increasingly difficult to solve, so new thinking is critical for the sustainable future of the globe. We at VTT believe bioeconomy represents this new kind of thinking. Growing national and global interest in sustainable
development is expected to make bioeconomy an essential part of the economic system in the years to come.
The Bioeconomy is especially important for Finland. It already accounts for about EUR 60 billion of GDP, and a doubling of this amount by 2030 is considered possible. The Bioeconomy does not happen by itself, but it requires a strong will, ambitious targets, and action towards these targets. New technical, societal and business innovations are needed along the way, with science and technology as the key enablers. A successful bioeconomy requires a multidisciplinary approach, combining disciplines ranging from chemistry to design. As a cross-cutting approach it has an effect on the whole of society, linking food security and people´s well-being to the sustainable use of raw materials and natural resources.
VTT forms a platform for an innovation ecosystem attracting industrial and other stakeholders from Finland and elsewhere to make the Bioeconomy happen.
Declaración para Rio+20: 63 laureados de medio ambiente de 37 paises piden a los gobiernos en Rio+20 ser pioneros del cambio y la inovación social.
Declaration on Rio+20: 63 Environmental Laureates from 37 countries ask governments in Rio+20 to be pioneers and and social innovators.
Introduction
UNEP’s report, Towards a Green Economy, aims to debunk several myths and misconceptions about greening the global economy, and provides timely and practical guidance to policy makers on what reforms they need to unlock the productive and employment potential of a green economy
http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/Portals/88/documents/ger/1.0_Introduction.pdf
Swedish International Biodiversity Programme (SwedBio)SIANI
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Introduction
UNEP’s report, Towards a Green Economy, aims to debunk several myths and misconceptions about greening the global economy, and provides timely and practical guidance to policy makers on what reforms they need to unlock the productive and employment potential of a green economy
http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/Portals/88/documents/ger/1.0_Introduction.pdf
Swedish International Biodiversity Programme (SwedBio)SIANI
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20131127 Taller H2020 Prioridades de financiación de las primeras convocatori...FIAB
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ENR-CSOs annual performance Report, 2019/20, Septemeber 2020.Dr. Joshua Zake
This presentation was delivered to key Water and Environment Sector stakeholders during the Ministry of Water and Environment Sector Performance Review/Validation Meeting
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In the ever-evolving landscape of environmental sustainability, the utilization of biological treatment technologies stands as a beacon of hope. According to a comprehensive report by TechSci Research, titled "Global Biological Treatment Technologies Market Industry Size, Share, Trends, Competition, Opportunity and Forecast, 2018-2028," the global market for biological treatment technologies witnessed substantial growth, with a valuation of USD 2.38 billion in 2022. Projections indicate an impressive growth trajectory, with an anticipated Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 6.42% through 2028. This growth is attributed to various factors, including collaborations among industry leaders, heightened public and corporate sustainability initiatives, and advancements in technological innovations.
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sustainable future.
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Session Overview
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Scenario 1 green renewal
1. ”The Green renewal”
Scenario description
Forestcluster Ltd’s Bio-based economy scenario process
Tiina Pursula, Juha Vanhanen and Paula Tommila
Gaia Group Ltd | 15.11.2011
2. 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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3. Scenario story in 2030: Green renewal
Successful renewal of the international cooperation takes
place. International regulation is renewed so that it provides
a favorable operating environment for business innovations
and a good basis for growth of bio economy. Global economy
is on a rather solid state after re-organization of financial
regulation after crises of the 2010s and led together by EU,
USA and China. Globalization has to some extent turned into
localization, especially when it comes to wise use of natural
resources and primary production. However, global markets are open and more transparent
than before. Welfare and stability overrules maximal growth in developed countries.
Global agreements on mitigating climate change, safeguarding biodiversity and
consuming natural resources sustainably are agreed on and implemented. People emphasize
sustainability of products and processes and BoP markets create business opportunities for
cleantech companies. Overall energy and resource efficiency are remarkably better than in
the 2010s. Development of bio economy provides equal opportunities for improved welfare
both in urban and rural areas. However the least developed countries find it difficult to
respond to the combination of tight environmental regulations, growing population and
needs for improved wealth of the people. This leads to increased migration, conflicts and
international negotiations on more balanced burden sharing. Global carbon sinks are
regarded important and global deforestation development slows down.
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4. Scenario 1: ”Green renewal”
Main Drivers Important variables
World trade & Global economy is on a rather solid state and led together by EU, USA and China after re-organization of
financial regulation after crises of the 2010s. Developing countries are entering the global markets after
Economy
the collapse of trade barriers in the Western world. Globalization has to some extent turned into
localization, especially when it comes to wise use of natural resources and primary production.
However, global markets are open and more transparent than before. Welfare and stability overrules
maximal growth in the developed countries while biomass based solutions create new business and
growth in the developing world.
Biomass markets are more developed and regulated than in the 2010s. Especially key biomass fractions
and intermediate compounds (or platform chemicals like ethanol and lactic acid) have global open
markets and prices are followed in various economic indexes in wider scope, higher precision and more
global coverage than today. Biomass and biomass fractions (like residues, process sidestreams and sorted
waste) with lower value addition have local or regional markets with tailored network of actors and
optimized logistics.
Bioeconomy is an attracting area for public and private investors both in developed and developing
countries. Availability of funding for investments and R&D in the area of bioeconomy is relatively easy in
areas with sufficient return of investments, clear sustainability gains and sufficient base of references. In
developing world various funding mechanisms are based on international climate and biodiversity
agreements, and these form a major source of funding. Funding for long term high end R&D projects and
investment projects is channeled to world-class highly networked teams with excellent references.
Funding landscape is more competitive and international than in the 2010s.
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5. Scenario 1: ”Green renewal”
Main Drivers Important variables
Innovations and International regulation is renewed so that it provides a favorable operating environment for business
innovations and a good basis for growth of bio economy. EU leads the bio economy development
renewal
together with China through new efficient and affordable technological solutions. Knowledge
management has an important role in innovations development. New information channels,
communities and social media are used for information delivery and development of novel concepts on
open innovation platforms. Innovation partnerships are increasingly virtual in nature: exchange of ideas,
concepts and IPR occur despite of the physical distance. Value of partnerships comes in strong
innovation ecosystems, as no single company or research institute can alone master the whole value
chain and all relevant areas of competence in a world that is continuously getting more complex and
regulated while technologies and knowledge are getting more and more sophisticated. Innovations are
applied and developed further in teams with crossing competences and value chain coverage.
Innovations in the area of bioeconomy are increasingly developed based on recycled feedstocks due to
tightened regulation on sustainability of biomass utilization. Solutions on collecting, logistics, sorting,
upgrading and characterizing various mixed biomass feedstocks are one focus of innovation. Innovation
leadership in this area is in countries with high level of technological competence, lively ecosystem of
technology providers, limited availability of virgin biomass and high degree of urbanization, eg. in Japan
and United Kingdom. Another important area of innovation is development of integrated biorefineries
with optimal usage of the feedstock and a range of products with varying value addition, covering also
high-end uses like pharmaceuticals. Innovation leadership in this area is where sustainable feedstock
with consistent quality is available together with highly skilled R&D actors, technology providers and
companies with power and competences to carry out large investment projects, eg. in Nordic countries
and North America. For high end uses the virgin biomass is the predominant feedstock.
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6. Scenario 1: ”Green renewal”
Main Drivers Important variables
Policy and Successful renewal of the international cooperation takes place. Global agreements on mitigating
regulation climate change, safeguarding biodiversity and consuming natural resources sustainably are agreed on
and implemented. International regulation (especially taxes and laws) is renewed so that it provides a
favorable operating environment for business innovations and a good basis for growth of bio economy
while incentives for fossil fuels have ceased.
International agreements include and support the elements of bio economy: climate agreement supports
the bio economy by supporting sustainable use of biomass fractions to replace fossil fuels and limiting
energy use of biomass with sustainability boundaries. Biodiversity agreement safeguards the quality and
future availability of biomass by protecting areas with high biodiversity. Agreements on global ocean
policy are in place and support sustainable and diverse utilization of marine natural resources. In the
political context, especially in the leading industrialized countries, former sector-specific policies (eg.
agro, forest, natural resources, environment, energy) are integrated into a comprehensive political
framework on sustainable management and utilization of natural resources taking into account the
system wide approach on sustainability. For this advanced and comprehensive sustainability assessment
methods and standards are utilized and developed further (beyond LCA and current sustainability
indicators).
Certain leading countries support development of company ecosystem in the area of bioeconomy by lead
market regulation. These countries set very ambitious targets on material efficiency and share of
sustainable bio products in public procurement. This lead market regulation is often linked to national
biomass resources, eg. in Finland wood-based bio products are supported and in Japan ocean is the
origin of biomass feedstock for various purposes.
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7. Scenario 1: ”Green renewal”
Main Drivers Important variables
End-user People emphasize sustainability of products and processes and BoP markets create business
opportunities for cleantech companies. Population growth and changes in its geographical balance
Demand
shape the development of end-user demand. Asia has a leading role in the development of every day
commodities.
Developing countries develop leap-wise: the development path that the old industrialized countries
followed in the post WWII era is not valid any more. Strong sustainability regulation and support for
technology transfer guides to direct development from poverty and rural communities into material and
energy-efficient urban living, with inherent elements of the bio economy. People use directly mobile
phones and net applications for various needs, and skip the development phases with newspapers, TV
and personal laptops. Accordingly solar charged electric scooters may become the first means of
personal transportation while entering the lower middle class from poverty. Business can be based on
remote and distributed working in virtual communities instead of offices. People lease certain home
electronics devices and equipment instead of buying one, and use services instead of doing things
themselves. Transformation may happen directly from rural to service society. As urban infrastructure is
developed from scracth, various technological options are open and lead to new sustainable concpets
and innovations. This creates large growing markets with completely new market areas.
End-user demand especially in the area of commodities is strong and growing in the regions with healthy
age-pyramid (like Africa and Far East) and slows down in ageing regions, like Europe and Japan. Large
share of global production is directed to fulfill the needs of the growing, dynamic markets. In old
industrialized countries concepts which enable continuation of high standard of living with reduced costs
and impact on environment create growing markets also in niche and luxury areas.
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8. Scenario 1: ”Green renewal”
Main Drivers Important variables
Societies Development of bio economy provides equal opportunities for improved welfare both in urban and
rural areas. However the least developed countries find it difficult to respond to the combination of
tight environmental regulations, growing population and needs for improved wealth of the people. This
leads to increased migration, conflicts and international negotiations on more balanced burden sharing.
Increased education levels improve the stability of societies in the developing countries. Population
growth slows down all over the world. Population is still growing in Sub-Saharan Africa but many Latin
American and Asian states including China have reached their population peaks. Immigration and
lengthened working careers respond to the challenges created by growing numbers of elderly and
diminishing numbers of young people in Southern and Eastern Europe, especially in Russia.
Multipliable small scale business concepts (Base of the Pyramid markets) in the fields of food, basic
services and education are growing in the developing world. In the industrialised countries, bio economy
development is often invisible to urban population as it takes place mostly within the hidden
infrastructure. Consumer products are manufactured from recycled materials in a way that they can be
easily assorted for recycling, and consumers give their input for bio economy mainly through sorting their
waste according to the instructions created by the industries.
The forerunning societies based on bio economy are countries like Costa Rica where the importance of
sustainable resource utilisation and production was adopted as a developing path at an early phase of
national development and growth. Also countries like Sweden are showing the path towards bio
economies through their intensive work on sustainable community development and efficient utilisation
of natural resources.
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9. Scenario 1: ”Green renewal”
Main Drivers Important variables
Food Local food production is on the rise, and traditional, local breeds are preferred. Food production is
secured through limitations on energy crops cultivation and meat production. Still, food crises occur
especially in poor regions where environmental hazards cause crop losses.
In industrialized countries demand for highly sophisticated food supply which is tailored for individual
needs and for optimized well-being with inherent sustainability, grows. Globally, concepts for fair and
sufficient distribution of food are developed. Aseptic food packaging systems are used all over the world
to minimise the food losses caused by contamination and spoiling.
Concepts for sustainable local food production are developed to fit different environments. Emphasis is
given on fertiliser recycling from household waste, efficient irrigation systems and selection of most
suitable crops for local environment and needs. Side products of food production such as straws, shells
and waste are used as raw material for other industries all over the world.
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10. Scenario 1: ”Green renewal”
Main Drivers Important variables
Energy Subsidies for fossil fuels have been phased-out and replaced with incentives for renewable energy.
Overall energy demand is rather steady, as energy efficiency improvements compensate growth of the
emerging economies. Global emissions per MW produced are greatly reduced from the level of 2010s
due to cleantech innovations and utilization of hydro, solar and biomass based energy. Local goods
production solutions decrease energy consumption in transportation. Electricity is often produced
locally and power stations are connected to smart grids covering multi-national regions.
Industrial side streams are used for energy when they don’t provide better value in other industries.
Biogas is produced from industrial and communal waste through anaerobic digestion systems and other
methods. Biofuels are often produced at integrated biorefineries where fuel production is combined with
other production. Sources of biofuels include industrial waste, algae and bio based gases.
Large share of bio based energy production units are of small-scale and utilise feedstock from the nearby
areas. Small-scale production is enabled by regional smart electricity grids that control electricity supply
and delivery according to the real time needs. Also energy storage systems like water-based systems and
industrial scale battery systems make on-time production and delivery of electricity easier.
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11. Scenario 1: ”Green renewal”
Main Drivers Important variables
Natural Development of bio economy provides intelligent use of natural resources in a high variety of societies
resources and communities. Overall resource efficiency is remarkably better than in the 2010s, but some
resources like phosphorus are becoming critical. Resources utilized depend on the local stocks and
goods production is located according to the available stocks. Recycling and waste utilization are made
more inviting than consumption of virgin natural resources. Sustainability and sufficient food production
guide land use decisions but growing needs create new tensions especially in densely populated areas
and in regions with decreasing fresh water resources. Oceans provide a variety of resources on all
continents. Biodiversity sustaining is considered important in all decision making related to natural
resources.
Resources like wood, cereals and residues from other food crops are used in a variety of ways: fibers,
chemicals and other components are used where they provide best value. Algae is farmed for both
energy and chemical industries in oceans and artificial on-land farming sites.
Non renewable natural resources are replaced by renewable ones whenever possible. However, minerals
like phosphorus and other nutrients have to be recycled as they don’t have renewable substitutes.
Nutrients are recycled e.g. from household and sanitation waste and fish waste.
Fresh water is a critical resource in many regions, and efforts are made to save, purify and recycle it as
much as possible. Affordable small scale water purification systems are needed in all inhabited areas
suffering from water scarcity, and large scale water treatment systems are developed for farming and
industrial needs.
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12. Scenario 1: ”Green renewal”
Main Drivers Important variables
Environment and Global agreements on mitigating climate change and safeguarding biodiversity are agreed on and
climate change implemented. Global carbon sinks are regarded important and global deforestation development slows
down.
Farming of perennial, fast growing carbon absorbing plants is highly supported. Land use decisions have
an important role in carbon management, and peat land management is seen essential due to their vast
carbon storages. Concepts for carbon storage is a strongly developing area with advanced models for
storage potential in different locations and circumstances.
High taxes set on high emissions accelerate the development of low-carbon solutions. Water resources
are looked after very carefully in arid and semi-arid areas and strict regulations on regional water
resources utilisation apply. Environmental issues guide industrial production, and production of highly
polluting goods such as heavy metals and toxic chemicals is expensive due to high requirements on
production technology and producer responsibility.
Changing weather patterns change natural vegetation systems and force farming crops to be reselected
in certain regions. Protected rain forests maintain high biodiversity which provides a source of medicinal
resources that are mimicked artificially for medicine production.
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14. Winning Concept: Integrated biorefinery
Integrated Bio fuels and
bio energy products
Biorefinery
Bio
Virgin Biomass materials
biomass feedstock and bio
products
Sorting,
handling, End use
logistics
Bio waste Urban biomass: waste biomass
from industry and communities