S3E1 -Inside Scoop: New EU Bioeconomy Strategy ft. Agata Kotkowska

About this episode

Agata Kotkowska discusses the drafting process of the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy focusing on innovation, sustainable biomass, and global leadership in bio-based technology.

In this new episode, Agata Kotkowska Deputy Head of the Bioeconomy & Sustainable Materials, talks about the drafting process of the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy. The new strategy focus on 4 main pillars: scalling innovation and investment, lead markets for bio-based technologies/materials and molecules, sustainable biomass supply (circularity) and positioning EU globally as a leader for sustainable bio-based technology and as a trusted partner in global value chains. Link for the New Strategy: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/publications/bioeconomy-strategy_en

People in this episode

Hosts: Hailey Ciantar, Rita Escórcio

Guest: Agata Kotkowska

Topics covered

• EU Bioeconomy Strategy
• sustainable materials
• bio-based technologies
• innovation
• global value chains

Keywords

• bioeconomy
• sustainable materials
• EU strategy
• innovation
• bio-based technologies
• circularity
• global value chains

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EU, Bioeconomy & Sustainable Materials, environment.ec.europa.eu

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