“The bioeconomy is directly linked to the priorities of this Commission: competitiveness, as set out in the Competitiveness Compass; decarbonisation of industry under the Clean Industrial Deal; and economic security, by reducing dependence on imported fossil feedstocks and critical inputs. It also contributes to nature restoration and climate resilience when it is built on sustainable biomass.” To say this in this exclusive interview with Il Bioeconomista, is Agata Kotkowska, Head of the Bioeconomy and Sustainable Materials at the DG Envi of EU Commission. Kotkowska talks with us about the next steps for the European bioeconomy after the Strategy launched last year and the Global Bioeconomy Summit, which was held three weeks ago in Dublin under the Irish Presidency of UE.
Interview by Mario Bonaccorso
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Around 700 high-ranking representatives from politics, science, civil society and the business sector and from more than 70 countries met in Berlin, Germany, from 19 to 20 April to discuss the latest developments and challenges in the global bioeconomy. This was the second time that German Bioeconomy Council had organized the Global Bioeconomy Summit in the German capital. “We created an event format in the Global Bioeconomy Summit that succeeds in bringing together broad international expertise on bioeconomy, innovation, biodiversity and sustainability.
