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Building the EU bioeconomy: Common challenges and opportunities

for the EU–CELAC cooperation Building bioeconomy in Europe http://ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy/

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Foreword: time of a deep transformation for Europe

Source: “Consultation on the future « EU 2020 » strategy, 2009”

Energy

Climate

Health

Ageing


Food

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BIOECONOMY STRATEGY

The Bioeconomy and Societal Challenges

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• Ensuring food security • Managing natural resources

sustainably • Reducing dependence on non-

renewable resources • Mitigating and adapting to

climate change

• Creating jobs and competitiveness

The common challenges

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Ensuring sustainable agricultural production

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FAO – AQUASTAT, 2008 Source: Aquastat Projection: Plate Carrée

… requires that we look at the use we make of natural resources (e.g. water).

Water pollution


I.E., in France, agriculture accounts for 18% of water pollution and generates also €1billion of extra-costs in bottled water for the population (Source: French Ministry of Economics)

Agricultural Practice

Increased indirect costs:

Environnemental

impacts

Climate

Energy

Water

Waste

Soil

Biodiversity

Social

impacts

Food Quality & Safety

Community Health

Labour Rights

Animal Welfare

Economic

impacts

Profitability

Livelihoods

Value Chain

Sustainable food chains

Adapted from « Short Guide to Sustainable Agriculture, SAI, 2009 »


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Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation

Source: JRC Climate Change impacts in Europe. PESETA Research Project 2009 This presentation shall neither be binding nor construed

as constituting commitment by the European Commission


Agriculture: crop yield changes in 2025 scenario

Reducing emissions from land use, afforestation and bioenergy production in combination with carbon capture and storage.

Research and Innovation:

Increasing the adaptive capacity of plants, animals and production systems to cope with new climate conditions.

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The European Bioeconomy Strategy

INVESTMENTS IN RESEARCH,

INNOVATION AND SKILLS

REINFORCED POLICY

INTERACTION AND

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

ENHANCEMENT OF MARKETS AND COMPETITIVENES IN BIOECONOMY

SECTORS

The Bioeconomy Strategy promotes sustainable production of renewable resources from land and sea and their conversion into food, bio-based products, biofuels and bioenergy.


The Bioeconomy

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INVESTMENTS IN RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND SKILLS

Ensure substantial EU and national funding for bioeconomy and innovation

Increase the share of multi-disciplinary and cross-sectoral research and innovation

Promote the uptake and diffusion of innovation in bioeconomy sectors; create feedback

mechanisms on regulation and policy

Build the human capacity required to support growth and integration of bioeconomy

sectors

The Bioeconomy Strategy and Action Plan

Stakeholders

EU Institutions

International

Organisations

Member States REINFORCED POLICY INTERACTION AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Create a Bioeconomy Panel to enhancing synergies and coherence between policies;

foster participation of researchers, end-users, policy- makers and civil society

Establish a Bioeconomy Observatory and develop forward-looking and modelling tools

Support the development of regional and national bioeconomy strategies

Develop international cooperation to jointly address global challenges (e.g. food security,

climate change)

ENHANCEMENT OF MARKETS AND COMPETITIVENESS IN BIOECONOMY

SECTORS Provide the knowledge-base for sustainable intensification of primary production; improve

understanding of biomass/biowaste availability and demand;

Promote the setting up of networks for integrated and diversified biorefineries; establish a

PPP for bio-based industries

Support expansion of new markets; facilitate green procurement for bio-based products

Develop science-based approaches to inform consumers about product properties

Policy Research and Innovation

IProgress made in EU policy commitment

developing the Bioeconomy in Europe and directions to take

Bioeconomy becomes reality throughout Europe at EU, national, regional, local levels; also at international level

S&T results mobilsed 3,8 Billion via KBBE FP7 Theme bringing feasibility of the sustainable bioeconomy to the market;

Support by Committee of (European) Regions calling for long term investment strategies in innovation and competitiveness ;

Involvement by European Parliament in response to Commission Communication on bioeconomy;


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Progress made in Bioeconomy Action Plan implemention: examples regarding

investments in research, innovation & skills - Ensure substantial EU and national funding as well as private investment and partnering for

bioeconomy research and innovation

4,5 billion € proposed by EC for "Bioeconomy" Challenge in Horizon 2020 (140% increase compared to 1.9 billion € for FP7 theme Food, Agriculture, Biotechnologies)

FP7 technological research for bio-based industries funded by WPs "Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology", "Energy", "Environment" and "Industrial Processes" (e.g. 57 million Joint Call on Biorefineries launched in 2009)

Complementary support by cohesion instruments, such as announced Regiostars Awards with special prize category on bioeconomy in 2014 and future European Marine and Fisheries Fund 2014-2020


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Progress made in Bioeconomy Action Plan implemention: examples regarding investments in

research, innovation & skills - Build the human capacity required to support the growth and further integration of

bioeconomy sectors

Involvement of key stakeholders

- regions, academia, private sectors and financial investors - series of events organised in 2012

- to address specific key issues e.g.“partnering with regions”, “education and skills” for the bioeconomy

New Skills for a European Bioeconomy Conference, 20-21 November 2013, Brussels


Progress made in Action Plan implementation: Reinforced policy interaction stakeholder engagement

Create a Bioeconomy Panel for enhancing synergies & coherence

between policies, initiatives and economic sectors related to the bioeconomy, Organise regular Bioeconomy Stakeholder Conferences.

Bioeconomy panel: under construction

Regular Stakeholders Conferences: 2012 in Copenhagen, 2013 in Dublin; 2014 in Rome

Observatory: launched in February 2013, implemented by EC-JRC. Deliverables: Methodology framework, first data set, first version of website aim to make data publicly accessible no later than 12 February 2014.


Bioeconomy Observatory – Structure Overview

1. RESEARCH & INNOVATION

3. MARKETS & COMPETITIVENESS

2. POLICY INTERACTION

Primary Resources (agriculture, forestry, fisheries)

Secondary resources (residues, waste)

Feed

INDUSTRY ENERGY

Gas Liquid Solid

FOOD

Paper

PUBLIC R&I

PRIVATE R&I

SKILLS

Food …

BIOMASS TRANSFORMATION

National Inter-national

Biomass Availability, Sustainability Assessment

… …

EU Regional

Pilot Biorefineries, Logistics and Supply chains

Standards, labels and

green procurement

Consumer information, product properties

Wood Chemicals


International cooperation EU-LAC Facts and figures

• Principle of general openness: LAC made good use

• KBBE Work Programmes had strong focus targeting LAC with 24 SICAS and topics with mandatory participation by LAC and 15 topics calling for international participation incl. LAC

• 81 LAC participations in 48 signed contracts up to end 2012

• Cooperation approach both, bi-regional and bilateral

• Move to Programme level cooperation in 2 cases: Global Initiative in Animal Health and Partnering Initiative on agricultural biodiversity (under evaluation)

EU-LAC Cooperation in FP7 facts and figures

Number of on-going signed Projects (up to Call 2011-5)

48

EU Contribution to the Projects

€163.757.078

Number of LA Participants

81

EU Contribution to LA Participants

about €11

Facts and figures EU-LAC co-operation in FP7 – KBBE

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Calls 2007-2A 2008-2B 2009 2010 2011 2012

SICAS and mandatory

participation 2 4 6 7 4 1 Topics with

International dimension 3 5 5 1 1 0

Coordinated Calls 0 0 0 0 0 0

Participation by country – LAC All Calls (FP7-KBBE)

Argentina Brazil Chile Mexico Bolivia Peru Uruguay

Success rate

Brazil Argentina Chile Peru Mexico Uruguay Bolivia

26% 29% 20% 29% 31% 13% 21%

Research and Innovation Research and Innovation

The Policy Framework: Horizon 2020

The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020

Three priorities:


Priority 3. Societal challenges

• Why: • Concerns of citizens and society/EU policy

objectives (climate, environment, energy, transport etc) cannot be achieved without innovation

• Breakthrough solutions come from multi-disciplinary collaborations, including social sciences & humanities

• Promising solutions need to be tested, demonstrated and scaled up


• Proposed funding (million euro, 2014-2020)

Health, demographic change and wellbeing 8 033

Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research & the bioeconomy

4 152

Secure, clean and efficient energy* 5 782

Smart, green and integrated transport 6 802

Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials

3 160

Inclusive, innovative and secure societies 3 819

• *Additional €1 788m for nuclear safety and security from the Euratom Treaty activities (2014-2018). Does not include ITER.


International cooperation

• International cooperation is crucial to address many Horizon 2020 objectives.

• Principle of general openness: the programme will remain to be the most open funding programme in the world.

• Horizon 2020 shall be open to the association of: acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates and selected third countries that fulfil the relevant criteria (capacity, track record, close economic and geographical links to the Union, etc.).

• Targeted actions to be implemented taking a strategic approach to international cooperation (dedicated measures in the 'Inclusive, innovative and secure societies' challenge).


International cooperation EU-CELAC in Horizon2020

• International cooperation is crucial to address Challenge 2 objectives

• Principle of general openness: the programme will remain to be the most open funding programme in the world.

• Cooperation with EU-CELAC driven by bi-regional dialogues and SOM working group on bioeconomy and Food Security

• Targeted actions to be implemented taking a strategic approach to international cooperation addressing common challenges


Future International cooperation EU-CELAC at bi-regional level

Opportunities building EU-LAC Bioeconomy developed by SOM Working Group under "Joint Initiative for Research and Innovation "on Bioeconomy and Food Security (led by Argentina and France)

EU-CELAC Funding Agencies underline importance of EU-CELAC Action Plan calling for combination of instruments at local, national, bilateral and bi-regional level

Opportunities and support to building the bioeconomy provided by EU funded networks EURALINET, ENLACE, ALCUE-Net

Opportunities of EU-LAC Bioeconomy cooperation to be elaborated by ALCUE –KBBE project

Joint Initiative for Research and Innovation between countries in the EU, Latin America and the Caribbean.

SOM working group 1. Bioeconomy including Food Security

• Possible initiative identified:

• Link European Bioeconomy Observatory with LAC-based

Observatory (currently being set up)

• Possible focus on socio-economics, policy, regulatory

frameworks key to Food security issues

• Consider foresight for LAC, building on existing

initiatives at the CGIAR level

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• More info on the Bioeconomy at: http://ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy

• More info on Europe 2020 and Horizon

2020 at: http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm


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