Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | ENVI |
BARTOLOZZI Paolo ( PPE)
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MERKIES Judith A. ( S&D),
GERBRANDY Gerben-Jan ( ALDE),
HASSI Satu ( Verts/ALE),
OUZKÝ Miroslav ( ECR)
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| Committee Opinion | DEVE |
LÖVIN Isabella ( Verts/ALE)
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Nirj DEVA ( ECR)
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| Committee Opinion | AGRI | ||
| Committee Opinion | REGI |
PAKARINEN Riikka ( ALDE)
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| Committee Opinion | ITRE |
CHICHESTER Giles ( ECR)
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Lambert van NISTELROOIJ ( PPE),
Claude TURMES ( Verts/ALE)
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| Committee Opinion | IMCO | ||
| Committee Opinion | EMPL |
DEUTSCH Tamás ( PPE)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Subjects
- 3.10.09.04 Organic farming
- 3.50.01.05 Research specific areas
- 3.50.04 Innovation
- 3.60.05 Alternative and renewable energies
- 3.70.01 Protection of natural resources: fauna, flora, nature, wildlife, countryside; biodiversity
- 3.70.12 Waste management, domestic waste, packaging, light industrial waste
- 3.70.20 Sustainable development
- 5.05 Economic growth
Events
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Commission's communication entitled "Innovating for sustainable growth: a bioeconomy for Europe".
It welcomes the Commission's communication and the action plan set out therein and highlights the fact that, while 22 million people are already employed in the bioeconomy, accounting for 9% of total employment in the EU, the sector has a strong potential to employ millions more.
General comments: Parliament is of the view that the bioeconomy is a prerequisite for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and, more specifically, of the initiatives ‘ The Innovation Union ' and ‘ A resource-efficient Europe '. It underlines the urgency of taking action now to support innovation and investment in new techniques and business models and to create the incentives that will bring long-term benefits for the economy. It emphasises the key role of the private sector in delivering sustainable economic growth.
- National and regional bioeconomy plans: Parliament calls on the Member States to develop national and regional bioeconomy action plans , and requests the Commission to present a bi-annual report to Parliament with regard to the implementation of a bioeconomy.
- Biofuels and bioliquids: Parliament recalls that indirect land use change (ILUC) factors for biofuels and bioliquids, as well as binding sustainability criteria for the use of solid and gaseous biomass, should be included in the Renewable Energy Directive and the Fuel Quality Directive and calls on the Commission to propose a Biomass Framework Directive covering all applications of biomass (energy, fuels, materials and chemicals) and introducing a biomass hierarchy.
Investment in research, innovation and skills:
- Research into costs and opportunities: Parliament calls for more detailed research to establish the social and environmental opportunities, as well as the potential costs of the bioeconomy. It supports the establishment of a Bioeconomy Panel of experts to help enhance synergies and coherence between policies and initiatives, and a Bioeconomy Observatory, in order to promote mutual learning.
- Obstacles to innovation: Parliament calls for the elimination of existing obstacles to innovation along the value chain , notably by rapid and science-based EU approval procedures for biotechnological products and much faster market access.
- Practical measures at regional level: Parliament calls on the Commission to propose practical measures of regionally comprehensive scope to promote the production and consumption of bioeconomy products at regional level.
- Need for new skills, knowledge and disciplines: Parliament stresses that the bioeconomy requires that new skills, new knowledge and new disciplines be developed and/or integrated further in order to tackle bioeconomy-related societal changes, promote competitiveness, growth and job creation, meet the needs of industry and ensure that skills and jobs are better matched .
- Horizon 2020: Parliament hopes that the EUR 4.5 billion budget proposed by the Commission in Horizon 2020 will be made available to all sectors and instruments of the bioeconomy and for the purpose of further refining innovations , including research on the ecosystem boundaries, reuse and recycling of biomaterials .
- Biorefineries: the resolution emphasises that sufficient quantities of sustainable raw materials are needed for the successful operation of biorefineries in Europe and points out that this will also require improving infrastructures for storage and transport and developing the necessary logistics . Parliament also calls on the Commission and the Member States to support pilot and demonstration activities for the up-scaling of products and processes.
- Biomass: Parliament calls for the development of a legal instrument that will pave the way for a more efficient and sustainable use of this resource. It stresses that such an instrument should establish a cascading use principle in the ‘pyramid of biomass'. This approach would lead to a hierarchical, smart and efficient use of biomass, to value-adding applications and to supporting measures, such as coordination of research along the whole value chain.
Reinforced policy interaction and stakeholder engagement:
- Interdisciplinary approach: Parliament considers it necessary to ensure an integrated, coherent, cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary approach to bioeconomy, and calls for the harmonisation of the different EU policies involved and the related guiding principles.
- Financial instruments: Parliament calls on the Commission to make provisions for financial instruments to support pre-commercial investments, turn research findings into commercial successes and enable innovative companies, especially SMEs, to find financial and other support instruments encouraging the development of the bioeconomy. This could be, for example, through the use of Structural Funds and European Investment Bank risk-sharing facilities, through increased coherence between different EU research and innovation funds, and through the establishment of a one-stop shop for information about all bio-based economy related initiatives.
- Less bureaucracy: the resolution calls for targeted and specific action to reduce the complexity and duration of the bureaucratic authorisation procedures that complicate biorefinery development processes and are likely to encourage the transfer of innovative, cutting-edge technologies outside the EU.
- Public-private partnerships: Parliament approves the use of the public-private partnership (PPP) formula, drawing adequate lessons from the problems that emerged in previous applications of the same formula to other sectors and calls on the Commission to allocate adequate resources for development and growth of such partnerships .
- Regional and local dimension: Parliament agrees with the need for a multi-level approach and calls for increasing attention to be paid to the regional and local dimension of the bioeconomy and to bottom-up initiatives . It believes that bottom-up initiatives are important in creating a bio-based society and that a business- and demand-driven approach, combined with a government-driven approach, is crucial. The Commission is urged to support networks and clusters to promote exchanges of experiences within and between regions.
Enhancement of markets and competitiveness:
- Market-creating tools: Parliament takes the view that there are a number of excellent tools (public procurement, standardisation, tax incentives, certification systems and specific labelling) that could secure a sufficient supply of sustainable and high-quality bio-based products, as well as provide resource-efficient production systems. It believes that reform of the current legislation is required and calls on the Commission to develop sustainability criteria for the use of biomass on which also market-creating tools should be based.
- Sound political framework: Parliament stresses that a bio-based economy that relies on exploitation of biological resources instead of fossil energy must be guided by a sound political framework that takes into account not only economic viability but also social and ecological sustainability factors .
- Long-term bioeconomy strategy: the resolution stresses the need to develop a long-term bioeconomy strategy, taking due account of the need to ensure food security, and takes the view that synergy and close cooperation along the value chain , including local producers of agricultural and forestry raw materials and biorefineries, would help strengthen the competitiveness and increase the profitability of rural regions .
- Feedstock: Parliament calls on the Commission to promote measures to increase feedstock potentials in a sustainable manner , better mobilise such feedstocks, collect biodegradable waste - avoiding extensive transportation - and ensure that biomass use remains within ecological boundaries and does not reduce the carbon sink function. It considers it urgent, in this context, to establish sustainability criteria for biomass energy use to ensure the availability of biomass for more resource-efficient purposes, preventing incentives for the transformation of biomass into energy from creating market distortions and reducing its availability for producers.
- Enabling legislation: Parliament calls for better and enabling legislation providing legal certainty and strong support for sustainable use of bioeconomy resources and exploitation of raw materials, and for policy to be based, in every respect, on a flexible, long-term approach that promotes investments.
- Environmentally harmful subsidies: the resolution urges the Commission to define environmentally harmful subsidies as ‘a result of a government action that confers an advantage on consumers or producers, in order to supplement their income or lower their costs, but in doing so, discriminates against sound environmental practices'. It calls on it and the Member States to adopt, without delay, concrete plans, based on this definition, for progressively phasing out all such subsidies by 2020 , and to report on progress through the National Reform Programmes .
Lastly, Parliament deems it crucial to develop international legally binding sustainability standards for all sectors of biomass usage , as well as binding sustainable forest management criteria. It urges the EU to pursue the adoption of multilateral agreements and provide, especially for LDCs, related institutional and technical support for ensuring the sustainable use of biomass.
PURPOSE: to present a Bioeconomy Strategy for Europe and Action Plan.
CONTENT: Europe is confronted with an unprecedented and unsustainable exploitation of its natural resources, significant and potentially irreversible changes to its climate and a continued loss in biodiversity that threaten the stability of the living systems on which it depends. This is exacerbated by a world population expected to increase by more than 30% in the next 40 years, from 7 billion in 2012 to more than 9 billion in 2050. Overcoming these complex and inter-connected challenges requires research and innovation in order to achieve rapid, concerted and sustained changes in lifestyle and resource use that cut across all levels of society and the economy.
The EU's bioeconomy sectors are worth EUR 2 trillion in annual turnover and account for more than 22 million jobs and approximately 9% of the workforce . However, in order to remain competitive and maintain jobs in the light of major societal challenges and rising markets in the developing world, the European bioeconomy sectors need to innovate and further diversify. Significant growth is expected to arise from sustainable primary production, food processing and industrial biotechnology and biorefineries, which lead to new bio-based industries, transform existing ones, and open new markets for bio-based products. New high skilled jobs and training options need to be developed to meet labour demands in these industries, as well as in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.
It is estimated that direct research funding associated to the Bioeconomy Strategy under Horizon 2020 could generate about 130 000 jobs and EUR 45 billions in value added in bioeconomy sectors by 2025. Further growth is expected from other - direct and indirect - public and private investments in all parts of the bioeconomy. It can be expected that bioeconomy sectors will significantly contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 objectives.
The Bioeconomy Strategy and its Action Plan aim to pave the way to a more innovative, resource efficient and competitive society that reconciles food security with the sustainable use of renewable resources for industrial purposes, while ensuring environmental protection.
They will inform research and innovation agendas in bioeconomy sectors and contribute to a more coherent policy environment , better interrelations between national, EU and global bioeconomy policies and a more engaged public dialogue. They will seek synergies and respect complementarities with other policy areas, instruments and funding sources, which share and address the same objectives, such as the Common Agricultural and Fisheries Policies (CAP and CFP), the Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP), environmental, industrial, employment, energy and health policies.
The Strategy builds on the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) and the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon 2020).
The Bioeconomy Action Plan: the Plan describes the Commission's main actions for the implementation of the Bioeconomy Strategy objectives. It has three principal pillars.
1. Investments in research, innovation and skills
· ensure substantial EU and national funding as well as private investment and partnering for bioeconomy research and innovation . Develop further JPI and ERANet activities in order to strengthen coherence and synergies between public programmes. Support bioclusters and KICs under the EIT for partnering with the private sector. Outline the main research and innovation concepts and priorities for food, sustainable agriculture and forestry and for marine and maritime activities under Horizon 2020;
· increase the share of multi-disciplinary and cross-sectoral research and innovation and improve the existing knowledge-base and developing new technologies;
· promote the uptake and diffusion of innovation in bioeconomy sectors and expand support to knowledge networks, advisory and business support services, notably through EIPs and bioclusters;
· build the human capacity required to support the growth and further integration of bioeconomy sectors by organising university fora for the development of new bioeconomy curricula and vocational training schemes.
2. Reinforced policy interaction and stakeholder engagement
· c reate a Bioeconomy Panel that will contribute to enhancing synergies and coherence between policies, initiatives and economic sectors related to the bioeconomy at EU level, linking with existing mechanisms (by 2012). Organise regular Bioeconomy Stakeholder Conferences;
· e stablish a Bioeconomy Observatory that allows the Commission to regularly assess the progress of the bioeconomy and develop forward-looking and modelling tools (by 2012);
· support the development of regional and national bioeconomy strategies by providing a mapping of existing research and innovation activities, competence centres and infrastructures in the EU (by 2015). Support strategic discussions with authorities responsible for rural and coastal development and cohesion policy to maximise the impact of existing funding mechanisms;
· develop international cooperation on bioeconomy research and innovation to jointly address global challenges, such as food security and climate change, as well as the issue of sustainable biomass supply (from 2012).
3. Enhancement of markets and competitiveness in bioeconomy
· provide the knowledge-base for sustainable intensification of primary production. Improve understanding of availability and demand of biomass (including agricultural and forestry residues and waste) across sectors, taking into account added value, sustainability, soil fertility and climate mitigation potential;
· promote the setting up of networks with the required logistics for integrated and diversified biorefineries, demonstration and pilot plants across Europe. Start negotiations to establish a research and innovation PPP for bio-based industries at European level (by 2013);
· support the expansion of new markets by developing standards and standardised sustainability assessment methodologies for bio-based products and food production systems and supporting scale-up activities. Facilitate green procurement for biobased products by developing labels, an initial European product information list and specific trainings for public procurers;
· develop science-based approaches to inform consumers about product properties (e.g. nutritional benefits, production methods and environment sustainability) and to promote a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.
The Commission goes on to note that the need to increase public funding for bioeconomy research and innovation has been recognised under Horizon 2020: almost EUR 4.7 billion has been proposed for the Challenge “Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, and the bioeconomy” . There will be further support under elements of the Challenges "Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials", "Secure, clean and efficient energy" and "Health, demographic changes and wellbeing".
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) with its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) in different areas will address questions related to the bioeconomy, in particular under the proposed KIC "Food4future". This will be complemented by research and innovation in enabling and industrial technologies (e.g. biotechnology, nanotechnology and ICT) and the promotion of emerging technologies.
Providing stakeholders along the entire bioeconomy value chain with the knowledge base and a toolbox that includes a range of key enabling technologies will also be critical to the implementation of a wide range of bioeconomy-related policies.
Several Member States have put in place bioeconomy research programmes and agreed to improve coordination of their research activities through public-public partnering, such as the JPI on "Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans". Active collaboration between stakeholders is also needed to encourage more private investment and entrepreneurship in Europe.
PURPOSE: to present a Bioeconomy Strategy for Europe and Action Plan.
CONTENT: Europe is confronted with an unprecedented and unsustainable exploitation of its natural resources, significant and potentially irreversible changes to its climate and a continued loss in biodiversity that threaten the stability of the living systems on which it depends. This is exacerbated by a world population expected to increase by more than 30% in the next 40 years, from 7 billion in 2012 to more than 9 billion in 2050. Overcoming these complex and inter-connected challenges requires research and innovation in order to achieve rapid, concerted and sustained changes in lifestyle and resource use that cut across all levels of society and the economy.
The EU's bioeconomy sectors are worth EUR 2 trillion in annual turnover and account for more than 22 million jobs and approximately 9% of the workforce . However, in order to remain competitive and maintain jobs in the light of major societal challenges and rising markets in the developing world, the European bioeconomy sectors need to innovate and further diversify. Significant growth is expected to arise from sustainable primary production, food processing and industrial biotechnology and biorefineries, which lead to new bio-based industries, transform existing ones, and open new markets for bio-based products. New high skilled jobs and training options need to be developed to meet labour demands in these industries, as well as in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.
It is estimated that direct research funding associated to the Bioeconomy Strategy under Horizon 2020 could generate about 130 000 jobs and EUR 45 billions in value added in bioeconomy sectors by 2025. Further growth is expected from other - direct and indirect - public and private investments in all parts of the bioeconomy. It can be expected that bioeconomy sectors will significantly contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 objectives.
The Bioeconomy Strategy and its Action Plan aim to pave the way to a more innovative, resource efficient and competitive society that reconciles food security with the sustainable use of renewable resources for industrial purposes, while ensuring environmental protection.
They will inform research and innovation agendas in bioeconomy sectors and contribute to a more coherent policy environment , better interrelations between national, EU and global bioeconomy policies and a more engaged public dialogue. They will seek synergies and respect complementarities with other policy areas, instruments and funding sources, which share and address the same objectives, such as the Common Agricultural and Fisheries Policies (CAP and CFP), the Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP), environmental, industrial, employment, energy and health policies.
The Strategy builds on the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) and the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon 2020).
The Bioeconomy Action Plan: the Plan describes the Commission's main actions for the implementation of the Bioeconomy Strategy objectives. It has three principal pillars.
1. Investments in research, innovation and skills
· ensure substantial EU and national funding as well as private investment and partnering for bioeconomy research and innovation . Develop further JPI and ERANet activities in order to strengthen coherence and synergies between public programmes. Support bioclusters and KICs under the EIT for partnering with the private sector. Outline the main research and innovation concepts and priorities for food, sustainable agriculture and forestry and for marine and maritime activities under Horizon 2020;
· increase the share of multi-disciplinary and cross-sectoral research and innovation and improve the existing knowledge-base and developing new technologies;
· promote the uptake and diffusion of innovation in bioeconomy sectors and expand support to knowledge networks, advisory and business support services, notably through EIPs and bioclusters;
· build the human capacity required to support the growth and further integration of bioeconomy sectors by organising university fora for the development of new bioeconomy curricula and vocational training schemes.
2. Reinforced policy interaction and stakeholder engagement
· c reate a Bioeconomy Panel that will contribute to enhancing synergies and coherence between policies, initiatives and economic sectors related to the bioeconomy at EU level, linking with existing mechanisms (by 2012). Organise regular Bioeconomy Stakeholder Conferences;
· e stablish a Bioeconomy Observatory that allows the Commission to regularly assess the progress of the bioeconomy and develop forward-looking and modelling tools (by 2012);
· support the development of regional and national bioeconomy strategies by providing a mapping of existing research and innovation activities, competence centres and infrastructures in the EU (by 2015). Support strategic discussions with authorities responsible for rural and coastal development and cohesion policy to maximise the impact of existing funding mechanisms;
· develop international cooperation on bioeconomy research and innovation to jointly address global challenges, such as food security and climate change, as well as the issue of sustainable biomass supply (from 2012).
3. Enhancement of markets and competitiveness in bioeconomy
· provide the knowledge-base for sustainable intensification of primary production. Improve understanding of availability and demand of biomass (including agricultural and forestry residues and waste) across sectors, taking into account added value, sustainability, soil fertility and climate mitigation potential;
· promote the setting up of networks with the required logistics for integrated and diversified biorefineries, demonstration and pilot plants across Europe. Start negotiations to establish a research and innovation PPP for bio-based industries at European level (by 2013);
· support the expansion of new markets by developing standards and standardised sustainability assessment methodologies for bio-based products and food production systems and supporting scale-up activities. Facilitate green procurement for biobased products by developing labels, an initial European product information list and specific trainings for public procurers;
· develop science-based approaches to inform consumers about product properties (e.g. nutritional benefits, production methods and environment sustainability) and to promote a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.
The Commission goes on to note that the need to increase public funding for bioeconomy research and innovation has been recognised under Horizon 2020: almost EUR 4.7 billion has been proposed for the Challenge “Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, and the bioeconomy” . There will be further support under elements of the Challenges "Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials", "Secure, clean and efficient energy" and "Health, demographic changes and wellbeing".
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) with its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) in different areas will address questions related to the bioeconomy, in particular under the proposed KIC "Food4future". This will be complemented by research and innovation in enabling and industrial technologies (e.g. biotechnology, nanotechnology and ICT) and the promotion of emerging technologies.
Providing stakeholders along the entire bioeconomy value chain with the knowledge base and a toolbox that includes a range of key enabling technologies will also be critical to the implementation of a wide range of bioeconomy-related policies.
Several Member States have put in place bioeconomy research programmes and agreed to improve coordination of their research activities through public-public partnering, such as the JPI on "Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans". Active collaboration between stakeholders is also needed to encourage more private investment and entrepreneurship in Europe.
Documents
- For information: SWD(2017)0374
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2013)627
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T7-0302/2013
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0201/2013
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A7-0201/2013
- Committee opinion: PE507.961
- Committee opinion: PE506.093
- Committee opinion: PE506.024
- Committee opinion: PE506.150
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE508.065
- Committee draft report: PE504.164
- Contribution: COM(2012)0060
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2012)0060
- Non-legislative basic document: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2012)0060
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2012)0060 EUR-Lex
- Committee draft report: PE504.164
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE508.065
- Committee opinion: PE506.150
- Committee opinion: PE506.024
- Committee opinion: PE506.093
- Committee opinion: PE507.961
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0201/2013
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2013)627
- For information: SWD(2017)0374
- Contribution: COM(2012)0060
Activities
- Paolo BARTOLOZZI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 A bioeconomy for Europe (short presentation)
- Franco BONANINI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 A bioeconomy for Europe (short presentation)
- Sari ESSAYAH
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 A bioeconomy for Europe (short presentation)
- Jolanta Emilia HIBNER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 A bioeconomy for Europe (short presentation)
- Angelika WERTHMANN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 A bioeconomy for Europe (short presentation)
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 224 |
2012/2295(INI)
2013/03/25
REGI
32 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the importance of creating a Bioeconomy Observatory and Panel of Experts; insists that regular stakeholder conferences be organised for the main public and private sector stakeholders at national, regional and European level; calls for a roadmap to be drawn up which ensures the effective monitoring of bioeconomy initiatives and the smooth coordination of instruments and under which tangible way markers are set and progress reports published and forwarded to Parliament;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that regional economies have a central role to play in achieving smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth; maintains that the regions themselves have the knowledge and know-how necessary to mobilise actors according to their specific characteristics; reiterates that it is vital to integrate innovation and sustainability plans at regional, national, and European level; urges the regions to develop strong regional and national bioeconomy strategies that take each region’s profile into account, and research and innovation
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that regional economies have a central role to play in achieving smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth; maintains that the regions themselves have the knowledge and know-how necessary to mobilise actors according to their specific characteristics;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that regional economies have
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that regional economies have a central role to play in achieving smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth; maintains that the regions themselves have the knowledge and know-how necessary to mobilise actors according to their specific characteristics and embark on the transition to a bio-society and a post-oil economy, employing research and innovation as drivers of change; reiterates that it is vital to integrate innovation and sustainability plans at regional, national, and European level; urges the regions to develop strong regional and national bioeconomy strategies and research and innovation strategies and hubs aimed at smart specialisation, enabling regional natural resources to be exploited efficiently; supports the Commission’s proposal to
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that regional economies have a central role to play in achieving smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth; maintains that the regions themselves have the knowledge and know-how necessary to mobilise actors according to their specific characteristics; reiterates that it is vital to integrate innovation and sustainability plans at regional, national, and European level; urges the regions to develop strong regional and national bioeconomy strategies and research and innovation strategies aimed at smart specialisation; considers that solid growth in this area can only be achieved through substantial public and private investment and hence supports the Commission’s proposal to establish public-private partnership (PPP) schemes for the bioeconomy sector;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that regional and local economies have a central role to play in achieving smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth; maintains that the regions themselves have the knowledge and know- how necessary to mobilise actors according to their specific characteristics; reiterates that it is vital to integrate innovation and sustainability plans at regional, national, and European level; urges the regions to develop strong regional and national bioeconomy strategies and research and innovation strategies aimed at smart specialisation; calls the Commission to support European regional biobased clusters and interregional cooperation; supports the Commission's proposal to establish public-private partnership (PPP) schemes for the bioeconomy sector;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers that the social and solidarity economy, which builds on people's active involvement, common ownership, and solidarity, should be allowed to play an important role in shaping and implementing bioeconomy strategies on the regional level;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points to the importance of supporting and strengthening local and regional initiatives by implementing bioeconomy strategies at every level of cooperation; points out that bottom-up
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Maintains that the bioeconomy will do much to enhance resource efficiency and reduce dependence on imported raw materials and energy and non-renewable natural resources; points to the importance of the forest sector and other bio-based industry and maintains that carbon-neutral renewable natural resources and raw materials
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Maintains that a bioeconomy, which has to be based on a coherent interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral approach within the EU, is a key element for smart green growth in Europe and stresses that regional development policy has a central role in the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy; points out that regional development policy is now a more potent means than ever of supporting smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth, given its
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Maintains that the bioeconomy
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Maintains that the bioeconomy will do
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Maintains that the bioeconomy will do much to enhance resource efficiency and reduce dependence on imported raw materials and energy and non-renewable natural resources; points to the importance of the forest sector and other bio-based industry and maintains that carbon-neutral renewable natural resources and raw materials, such as wood and wood fibre, can replace non-renewable fossil raw materials; points out that bioeconomy industry produces many high added value products, for example chemicals, medicines, plastics, and other innovative new materials, and that it creates jobs;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Believes that, owing to the complex and fragmented nature of European, national and regional bioeconomy policies, there is a need for a common strategy through which to disseminate good practices and scientific advances and facilitate better interaction between the players in this field;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that the bioeconomy needs first- rate know-how and a skilled workforce; maintains that provision for vocational training and higher education needs to be made in the regions, taking into account their specific characteristics; points out that wide-ranging education and training systems in the regions also foster business expansion; maintains that a high standard of know-how in the bioeconomy sector constitutes an asset for Europe when competing at global level, and that this will enable Europe to be the world leader in the field of bioeconomy;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that the bioeconomy needs first- rate know-how and a skilled workforce; maintains that provision for vocational training and higher education needs to be made in the regions, taking into account their specific characteristics; points out that wide-ranging education and training systems in the regions also foster business expansion; maintains that a high standard of know-how in the bioeconomy sector constitutes an asset for Europe when competing at global level; notes that it is important for consumers to be aware of the bioeconomy and hence considers that they should be informed of the advantages and better consumption choices it offers;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that the bioeconomy needs first- rate know-how and a skilled workforce; maintains that provision for vocational training and higher education needs to be made in the regions, taking into account their specific characteristics; points out that wide-ranging education and training systems in the regions also foster sustainable business expansion; maintains that a high standard of know-how in the bioeconomy sector
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that the bioeconomy needs first- rate know-how and a skilled workforce; maintains that provision for vocational training and higher education needs to be made in the regions, taking into account their specific characteristics; points out that wide-ranging education and training systems in the regions also foster business expansion; maintains that a high standard of know-how in the bioeconomy sector constitutes an asset for Europe when competing at global level; advocates facilitating the cross-border mobility of researchers, with a view to the exchange of good practices and knowledge transfer.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Maintains in addition that, as far as consumption is concerned, the bioeconomy should likewise be encouraged, not least by raising consumer awareness of food safety, conservation, and the other challenges to society, for example climate change and dependence on non-renewable resources; calls, therefore, for studies to be conducted into consumption patterns in the EU and for scientifically based approaches to be devised with a view to informing consumers about product characteristics and promoting a sustainable lifestyle;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. believes that in order for an efficient and sustainable bioeconomy to be developed, all types of infrastructure will need to be continually modernised, and that rural areas should not be excluded from that modernisation;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Maintains that a bioeconomy is a key element for smart green growth in Europe and stresses that regional development policy has a central role in the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy; points out that regional development policy is now a more potent means than ever of supporting smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers it important to invest in bioeconomy supply chains, so as to guarantee the availability of raw materials; maintains that bioeconomy strategies should encourage not only more efficient use of household and municipal waste, but also the recovery of agricultural and forestry by-product streams and residues; calls for
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers it important to invest in bioeconomy supply chains, so as to guarantee the availability of raw materials; maintains that bioeconomy strategies should encourage not only more efficient use of household and municipal waste, but also the recovery of agricultural and forestry by-product streams and residues; calls for
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Points to the need for
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Encourages the use of Cohesion Policy funds to support bio-based production when fully complying with criteria for sustainability; considers it important to facilitate also the adaptation of skills towards new job opportunities in the bioeconomy;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Maintains that, in the bioeconomy strategy and policy and in bioeconomy- related regulations and incentives, the guidelines and the degree of concentration need to be more clear cut; points out that coordination among individual funds (Structural Funds, CAP, and Horizon) needs to be improved and
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Maintains that, in the bioeconomy strategy and policy and in bioeconomy- related regulations and incentives, the guidelines and the degree of concentration need to be more clear cut; points
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Maintains that, in the bioeconomy strategy and policy and in bioeconomy- related regulations and incentives, the guidelines and the degree of concentration need to be more clear cut; points out that coordination among individual funds and directives (Structural Funds, CAP,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Underlines that a robust policy framework should be in place to fully exploit the potential of bioeconomy and to facilitate the transition from a fossil based economy towards a bio-based economy which should make best use of local and regional resources and capacities;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out that Europe’s outermost regions enjoy exceptional biodiversity and unique climates and geomorphological features; stresses that these regions therefore hold enormous potential for bioeconomy research and innovation and can play a pivotal role in nurturing 'green' growth at European level;
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph A – indent 1 (new) – having regard to the Europe 2020 strategy, which calls for smart and green growth and more employment opportunities,
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the world population will increase from 7 billion to more than 9 billion in 2050, resulting in a 70% increase in the demand for food and putting strong pressure on water reserves;
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas it should be recalled that the bioeconomy is a
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that 22 million people are already employed in the bioeconomy, which also has strong potential to employ millions more people;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas an innovative and efficient
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that a lack of coordination has limited the exploitation of synergies
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission to promote the use and availability of biomass as a raw material for the bioeconomy so as to ensure a stable operating environment for the existing bio-based industry and for that which is developing; calls for future legislation to provide every form of support for the use of bioeconomy resources and the exploitation of raw materials and for policy to be, in every respect, long-term and consistent;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to act proactively on developing the bioeconomy sector, especially towards those Member States of the European South that face financial difficulties, thus creating job opportunities for the young generation who suffers from severe unemployment but whose involvement is key for a successful transition to the bioeconomy; underlines that the Youth Guarantee schemes help promote good quality employment, training and apprenticeship for young people in this strategic field;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the transition to a sustainable economy
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Encourages the Commission to ensure the acceptability of biomass utilisation and the biomass availability to secure the operating conditions of existing bio-based industries that is the foundation of the future bioeconomy;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. highlights the importance of insuring decent jobs in the sector in line with the ILO standards notably through a strong social dimension of the strategy for a bioeconomy including worker involvement;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the transition to a sustainable economy will strengthen the competitiveness of European industry and the agricultural sector, increase economic growth and thus promote a significant increase in European employment levels;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s recent announcement of the launching of a bioeconomy observatory to map regional, national and EU policies in this area, as well as
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Draws attention to the fact that the bioeconomy can provide considerable additional income for farmers particularly in respect of the production of biomass, raw materials for composites and specialist oilseed crops for industry, creating diverse employment opportunities across a variety of related sectors;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the transition to a sustainable economy will strengthen the competitiveness of European industry, increase sustainable economic
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes, in this regard, the Commission's recent announcement of the launching of a bioeconomy observatory to map regional, national and EU policies in this area, as well as its call for experts to apply to join the European Bioeconomy Panel; considers that one of the topics that should be immediately investigated is the sustainable supply and demand of biomass related to the high value segments of the bio-based economy;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Draws attention to the fact that the bioeconomy can provide considerable additional income for
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas bioeconomy is expected to improve health outcomes and help maintain biodiversity;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes that at Union level greater synergies and complementarities must be developed with other policy areas and programmes, particularly Horizon 2020
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Draws attention to the Horizon 2020 programme, which
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas a successful bioeconomy for Europe depends on the availability of sustainably managed and sourced foodstocks (from agriculture, forestry and biodegradable waste);
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes that at Union level greater synergies and complementarities must be
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recalls its resolution of 15 December 20114 for an impact assessment of the potential risks from new technologies, harmful substances and risk factors including work organisation in the workplace and for legislative actions to ensure that nanomaterials are fully covered by the current European OHS regulation; __________________ 4 Resolution from the European Parliament of 15 December 2011 on the mid-term review of the European strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes that at Union level greater synergies and complementarities must be developed with other policy areas and programmes, particularly Horizon 2020
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to develop participatory models which can be used to forge closer links between citizens and
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new) Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes that at Union level greater synergies and complementarities must be developed with other policy areas and programmes, particularly Horizon 2020, Structural and Cohesion policy and the CAP;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Underlines the importance of social dialogue in the bioeconomy to ensure high job quality and a just transition to the bioeconomy; points out to the European sectoral Social dialogue in the food and drink industry; calls on the Commission to make the European sectoral Social dialogue a cornerstone of its strategy for the development of the bioeconomy;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Shares the view that the transition to a bioeconomy should be based not only on the production of resources with a low environmental impact, but also on a sustainable use of those resources from an environmental, economic and social point of view, while acknowledging that resource efficiencies alone cannot prevent a massively increased demand for biomass, including a steep increase in demand for industrial purposes, and that this increase will have severe impacts on, inter alia, global emissions of nitrous oxide and methane due to a growing demand for meat and biomass for industrial and energy purposes;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Highlights the importance of rural areas and the role they can play in the development of a sustainable bioeconomy, especially with regard to the residues to feed bio-refineries or/and (in cascade) biomass-to-gas conversion plants; suggests, in this context, that community- wide actions should be promoted for the remediation of polluted soils contributing to the production of energy crops; recalls the importance of waste collection system coordination for rural as well as urban areas;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for more detailed research into the
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Shares the view that the transition to a bioeconomy should be based not only on the production of resources with a low environmental impact, but also on a sustainable use of those resources from an environmental, economic and social point of view, maintaining use of biotic resources within the boundaries of ecosystem renewal;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the intention to bridge the gap between research and innovation within Horizon 2020 and also to reduce barriers to interdisciplinary research and joint programmes, given the wide range of end-products within the bioeconomy, i.e. energy and industrial products and key technologies to be deployed;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph B a (new) Ba. whereas the EU bioeconomy has already a turnover of nearly EUR 2 trillion and significant growth is expected from sustainable primary production, food processing, industrial biotechnology and biorefineries;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the world population
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas it should be recalled that the bioeconomy is an important
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for more detailed research into the opportunity costs involved, given the impact of the bioeconomy on the use of scarce natural resources and
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Shares the view that the transition to a bioeconomy should be based not only on the production of renewable natural resources with a low environmental impact, but also on a sustainable use of those resources from an environmental, economic and social point of view;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that the bioeconomy requires new skills, new knowledge and new disciplines to be developed further and/or to be integrated to tackle bioeconomy- related society changes as well as to support the competitiveness, growth and job creation, the needs of industry, as well as to better match skills and jobs;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Shares the view that the transition to a smart, sustainable and inclusive bioeconomy should be based not only on the production of resources with a low environmental impact, but also on a sustainable use of those resources from an environmental, economic and social point of view;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that for bioenergy sources to be successful in the longer term they must be
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Member States to offer degree courses on the bioeconomy and to develop vocational training programmes to ensure that the EU plays a pioneering, innovative and leading role in this field; notes the potential role for delivering rural apprenticeships in partnerships with local education providers and utilising funds such as the Rural Development Fund, to develop transferable skills amongst young people in rural areas in order to better exploit the potential new employment opportunities arising from innovation in the bioeconomy and agriculture sector;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new) (1) Acknowledges concerns that the transition to a bioeconomy poses risks to food sovereignty, the protection of the world's forests and biodiversity, respect for local knowledge systems and traditional property rights;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that for bioenergy sources to be successful in the longer term they must be able to compete on both price and quality under normal market conditions; welcomes the ongoing revision of the Union’s biofuel legislation in order to ensure that the GHG emissions associated with Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) are taken into account when setting and calculating targets and to promote the development of new technologies allowing greater use to be made of raw materials such as waste, residues and ligno- cellulosic and cellulosic materials in the production of biofuels;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Member States to offer degree courses on the bioeconomy and to develop vocational training programmes to ensure that the EU plays a pioneering, innovative and leading role in this field; underlines the key role that the European Social Fund could play to support life long learning to up-skill and re-skill workers of the bioeconomy; recalls, therefore, its position in favour for a minimum overall share for the ESF of 25% of the total budget allocated to cohesion policy;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Underlines the urgency of taking action now to support innovation and investment in new techniques and business models and to create the incentives that will bring long-term benefits for the economy; emphasises the key role of the private sector in delivering sustainable economic growth;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that for bioenergy sources to be successful in the longer term they must be able to compete on both price and quality under normal market conditions; welcomes the ongoing revision of the Union’s biofuel legislation in order to ensure that the GHG emissions associated with Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) are taken into account when setting and calculating targets; considers that the influence of bioenergy sources on food prices should also be taken into account;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Member States to offer degree courses on the bioeconomy and to develop vocational training programmes to
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Is of the view that the bioeconomy
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that for bioenergy sources to be successful in the longer term they must be able to compete on both price and quality under normal market conditions; welcomes the ongoing revision of the Union's biofuel legislation in order to
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that for bioenergy sources to be successful in the longer term they must be able to compete on both price and quality under normal market conditions; welcomes the ongoing revision of the Union's biofuel legislation in order to ensure that the GHG emissions associated with Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) are fully taken into account when setting and calculating targets through the application of feedstock-specific ILUC factors;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Considers that the bioeconomy makes it possible to produce industrial and consumer commodities at lower costs, using less energy and creating less environmental pollution;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Supports the Commission proposal to create a
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that for bioenergy sources to be successful in the longer term they must be able to compete on both price and quality under normal market conditions; welcomes the ongoing revision of the Union's biofuel legislation in order to ensure that the GHG emissions associated with Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) are taken into account when setting and calculating targets and calls for sustainability indicators and standards;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Calls for the development of industrial infrastructure and optimised supply chains for bio-based products in rural and coastal areas with a view to creating new jobs in agriculture, forestry and aquaculture; calls for EU rural development funding to be made available for this purpose and for this to be done in such a way as to reduce, rather than increasing, damage to the environment and biodiversity loss.
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Supports the Commission proposal to create a task force and roadmap on bioindustries, in which to highlight the contribution made by renewable resources and biotechnology to sustainable development, with a focus on job creation and the participation of European Trade Union representative bodies and other champions of green jobs;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Notes that bioenergy is expected to deliver over 50% of the EU's 2020 renewables target according to Member State projections; stresses therefore the need for robust sustainability criteria for solid and gaseous biomass; emphasises that the forthcoming Commission proposal for biomass sustainability criteria must include correct carbon accounting to ensure genuine greenhouse gas savings are achieved; calls on the Commission to come forward with this proposal without delay;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Supports the Commission proposal to
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Therefore welcomes the ongoing revision of the Union's biofuel legislation in order to ensure that the GHG emissions associated with Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) are taken into account when setting and calculating targets; moreover suggests to include the ILUC-factors in the sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids in the Renewable Energy Directive;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls on the Member States to develop national and regional bioeconomy action plans and requests the Commission to present a bi-annual report to the European Parliament with regard to the implementation of a bioeconomy;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Underlines the importance and huge potential of resource and energy efficiency; stresses the need to "produce more with less" so that the bioeconomy remains sustainable;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph B b (new) Bb. whereas the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions recommends anticipating and managing the effects of greening of industries on quantity and quality of jobs;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the current economic and financial crisis shows that Europe urgently needs new sources of sustainable economic growth;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas it should be recalled that the bioeconomy is an important sector within the internal market offering
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Highlights the need to ensure policies, including subsidies, in the bioeconomy area are designed to ensure a cascade of use of bioresources as well as reuse and recycling; in this context, is concerned that subsidies for use of biomaterials for energy are already undermining resource efficiency objectives;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. C
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that the transition to a bioeconomy will enable Europe to take some major steps forward in terms of innovation and competitiveness and will enhance its role on the international scene, including its commitment to international human rights principles and norms;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on industry to drive the development of
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that the transition to a bioeconomy will enable Europe to take some major steps forward in terms of the low-carbon economy, innovation and competitiveness and will enhance its role on the international scene;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on industry to drive the development of the bioeconomy in the Union, and therefore calls for the creation of a more business-friendly environment, through such measures as reducing time to market, aligning research and innovation policies with the needs of specific sectors, improving access to risk finance, particularly for existing and developing bio-based industries and SMEs, and encouraging entrepreneurship in the sector;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Is aware that further development of the bioeconomy will entail major scientific tasks extending beyond the confines of any given scientific field or any one country and will require new forms of cooperation between researchers and industrial partners to speed up translation into practice;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new) (1) Considers it necessary to further study the effects of biotechnology based on genetic modification before food production based on such technology is permitted;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Considers that it is crucial to protect intellectual property for products and processes related to bioeconomy if Europe wants to ensure its global competitiveness in the international market;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls for careful assessment of indirect land use impacts outside the EU of a shift to bio-economy and bio-based products as well as import dependency in general; remains committed to defend the rights of local communities in developing countries that are adversely affected by the increasing global demand for biological resources, especially vulnerable sectors such as the land-less, women and indigenous people;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Points out that in some Member States, legal uncertainties and widespread scepticism are impeding research and the scientific application of new research results;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Takes the view that a bioeconomy for Europe should not merely substitute the current fossil-based economy or repeat current wasteful behaviour and consumption patterns but should evolve into a more efficient and sustainable model. taking into account social and environmental stewardship throughout all bioeconomy-based value chains;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Believes that public finance has a role to play in leveraging capital from the private sector to support commercialisation within the biotech sector, given that this implies that the private sector should contribute a higher proportion of funding, instead of simply laying claim to the profits.
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. In particular highlights the need for research into the assessment of sustainability boundaries of biotic resources, taking into account ecosystem functions and natural food chains as well as human food demand;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Believes that public finance has a role to play in leveraging capital from the private sector to support commercialisation within the biotech sector; supports the Commission's intention to establish the public-private partnership (PPP) for bio- based industries.
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the Commission to include funding proposals involving a bioeconomy in the discussions around the Multiannual Financial Framework and Horizon 2020 in particular;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Believes that it is necessary to facilitate better access to finance for SMEs through investment in start-ups, venture capital and support for technology transfer, and less complex regulations and knowledge valorisation in the field of the bioeconomy; suggests that an SME panel should be set up to advise the Bioeconomy Panel and secure a business-driven approach; further emphasises the important role of public- private partnerships (PPPs) in accelerating the transition towards a bioeconomy; believes that SMEs play a crucial role in the translation of scientific research into applications and market introduction in the form of new products or techniques;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Supports
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Believes that the Bio-Economy Strategy should adopt the guiding principle of a biomass hierarchy and support a 'cascade utilization' of biomass: first directed to high-value applications, such as biochemicals and biomaterials, then to lower value applications (biofuels, bioenergy);
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph B c (new) Bc. whereas a study by the International Labour Organisation1 stressed the need to promote health and safety at work in the green economy; __________________ 1 ILO (International Labour Organization) (2012), Promoting safety and health in a green economy, International Labour Office, Geneva
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the scarcity of natural reserves worldwide, the increasing pressure on renewable raw materials and unsustainable patterns of consumption and the global effects of climate change require us to use resources e
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas it should be recalled that the bioeconomy is an important sector within the internal market offering additional benefits regarding low carbon, sustainability, competitiveness and the reduction of import dependency in terms of both energy and raw materials;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Supports the establishment of
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Believes that the action plan set out in the Communication lacks practical measures and instruments to tackle the potential barriers or risks when shifting towards a bioeconomy; specific attention should be paid to overlapping or conflicting regulations and the availability of venture capital;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Supports the establishment of a system based on a continuous exchange of knowledge between research institutes, cooperative exchanges and Agricultural Knowledge Systems (AKS), companies, institutions and universities and the development of a legal framework to facilitate research and its applications;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls for the inclusion in the European Ecolabelling Scheme of bio- based product meeting high level standards and sustainability requirement and stimulating their up-take in the Member States through green public procurement or reduced taxation measures;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Supports the establishment of a system based on a continuous exchange of knowledge between research institutes, companies, institutions
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Notes that in Europe few Member States have been conducting activities to support the development of the bioeconomy and that strategies here are mainly developed by national governments; a good example is the cross- border regional bioeconomy strategy of the Bio-based Delta Europe (south-west Netherlands and Flanders); believes that we need to strengthen local and regional initiatives through the implementation of bioeconomy strategies, in the light of smart specialization strategies, at all levels of cooperation: EU, national, regional, local) and the coordination of cross- sectoral activities;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Recalls the importance of the application of the precautionary principal in the use of biotechnologies, especially in the areas of genetically manipulated organisms and synthetic biology;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Calls for the extension of the Eco- design Directive to cover non-energy related dimensions, such as recycling content, bio-based content and the use of primary resources;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes that multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral information and training programmes need to be established so that the findings of that research can become permanent and be put into practice and so that European consumers
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 d (new) 7d. Believes that bottom-up initiatives are important in creating a bio-based society and that a business- and demand-driven approach, combined with a government- driven approach, is crucial; adequate possibilities should be provided for regional initiatives such as in Helsinki, the south-west of the Netherlands, north- west France, North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), the Helsinki region (Finland), Styria (Austria), etc.; calls on the Commission to support such networks and clusters with a view to promoting the exchange of experiences;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes that multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral information and training programmes need to be established so that the findings of
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Calls for the elimination of existing obstacles to innovation along the value chain, notably by rapid and science-based European approval procedures for biotechnological products and much faster market access;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses that the bioeconomy needs first-rate know-how and a skilled workforce; maintains that provision for vocational training and higher education needs to be made in the regions of the European Union, taking into account their specific characteristics; points out that wide-ranging education and training systems in the regions also foster business expansion;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the EUR 4.5 billion budget proposed by the Commission in its Framework Programme for Research
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the EUR 4.5 billion budget proposed by the Commission in its Framework Programme for Research 'Horizon 2020' and hopes that this budget will be made available to all sectors and
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph B d (new) Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the scarcity of natural reserves worldwide, the increasing pressure on renewable raw materials and the global effects of climate change require us to use resources efficiently and within equitable limits;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the bioeconomy has to cope with existing conflicts of goals, for instance as regards biomass, which is in demand simultaneously as a source of food, raw materials, and energy, and the expectations centred on it must, therefore, remain within realistic bounds;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Stresses that coordination of research along the whole biomass value chain is vital for the sustainable supply of biomass;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is of the view that bio
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is of the view that biorefineries based on local sustainable biomaterial that does not displace food or other more valuable uses, are a key tool for implementing virtuous processes of conversion of disused plants and for revitalising crisis-stricken areas through innovative processes and investment towards a circular economy, and hopes that this role will continue to be encouraged;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Emphasises that sufficient quantities of sustainable raw materials are needed for the successful operation of biorefineries in Europe; points out that this will also require improving infrastructures for storage and transport and developing the necessary logistics;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10 b. Points out that there are only a limited number of demonstrators in Europe and that increased investments are needed in order to maintain the leading role of European industries in the sector of biorefineries; calls on the Commission and Member States to support pilot and demonstration activities for the up-scaling of products and processes;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 c (new) 10 c. Calls for the development of a new legal instrument that will drive a more efficient use of biomass resources, based on an assessment of overall availabilities, establishing a cascading use principle and supporting measures and which will secure that overall amounts of biomass used in any sector are limited to what can be sustainably supplied by ecosystems;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers it necessary to ensure that an integrated and interdisciplinary approach is taken to the bioeconomy and calls for the harmonisation of the different EU policies and relevant principles, notably the precautionary principle, given the risks associated with biotechnologies (land- based and marine), involved in its various sectors (Horizon 2020, cohesion policy, common agricultural policy, Renewable Energy Directive, Waste Framework Directive, Packaging Directive, specific measures on biowaste) and the establishment of a uniform and stable regulatory environment both at EU level and nationally;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers it necessary to ensure that an integrated and interdisciplinary approach is taken to the bioeconomy and calls for the harmonisation of the different EU policies involved in its various sectors (Horizon 2020, cohesion policy, common agricultural policy, Renewable Energy Directive, the EU’s Environment Action Programme to 2020, Waste Framework Directive, Packaging Directive, specific measures on biowaste) and the establishment of a uniform, long-term and stable regulatory environment both at EU level and nationally;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers it necessary to ensure that an integrated and interdisciplinary approach is taken to the bioeconomy and calls for the harmonisation of the different EU policies involved in its various sectors (Horizon 2020, cohesion policy, common agricultural policy, Renewable Energy Directive, Water Framework Directive, Waste Framework Directive, Packaging Directive, specific measures on biowaste) and the establishment of a uniform and stable regulatory environment
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers it necessary to ensure that an integrated and interdisciplinary approach is taken to the bioeconomy and calls for the harmonisation of the different EU policies involved in its various sectors (Resource efficiency, Innovation Union, Raw Materials Initiative, Horizon 2020, cohesion policy, common
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls for the development of a more innovative, resource-efficient and competitive society which can ensure that food security goes hand in hand with the sustainable use of renewable resources, and stresses that fuel should be derived primarily from those by-products from the food production chain and from wood processing for which no more valuable use exists according to the waste hierarchy and that, if crops are used which contain energy in a very concentrated form and which can also be processed into food products, the needs of adequate food production must be met and strict conditions must also be complied with as regards the promotion of nature conservation and of biodiversity;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas, in most cases land and marine resources are already being used too intensively in terms of agricultural, fisheries or forestry activities;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas along with cutting-edge biological research, bioeconomy can also draw upon traditional knowledge and know-how;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to make provision for financial support instruments for industrial
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to make provision for financial support instruments for
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to make provision for financial support instruments for industrial commercial and pre- commercial investments in the bioeconomy, for example through the use of the Structural Funds and European Investment Bank funds; realises that it is often difficult to commercialise bioeconomy innovations and place them on the market;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Emphasises the need for increased coherence between different EU research and innovation funds in order to achieve the greatest possible impact;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls for targeted and specific action to reduce the complexity and duration of the bureaucratic authorisation procedures that complicate biorefinery development processes and are likely to encourage the transfer of innovative, cutting-edge technologies and their ownership outside the EU;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Approves the use of the public-private partnership (PPP) formula
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Approves the use of the public-private partnership (PPP) formula
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Agrees with the need for a multi-level approach and calls for increasing attention to be paid to the international, regional and local dimension of the bioeconomy and to the impacts of the bioeconomy on rural communities and their CSOs outside the EU (including indigenous and environmental organisations), including potential undermining of food security, over-exploitation of natural resources, decreasing biodiversity and increased deforestation due to food and non-food production; welcomes the establishment, at the regional, national and EU levels, of bioeconomy platforms that are able to measure the progress made in the sector and enable an exchange of know-how and best practices to take place, with a view to ensuring that the bioeconomy develops evenly throughout the EU; calls on the Commission also to involve experts in the sector and in all the subject areas concerned, in addition to representatives of consumers and citizens
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines that research and innovation lay the foundations for a structural change from an oil-based to a bio-based industry related to great opportunities for growth and employment, interdisciplinary work and cooperation internationally and within the EU so as to accelerate transfer into practice thus establishing a knowledge-based economy;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas an innovative and efficient approach
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Welcomes the Commission's support for a radical change in the EU approach to production, consumption, processing, storage, recycling and disposal of biological resources; believes that a bio- based economy in Europe can contribute to the competitiveness of the European industry and provide jobs and business opportunities, in particular for rural and coastal development, however only if conducted within the parameters of resource efficiency and sustainability;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Agrees with the need for a multi-level approach and calls for increasing attention to be paid to the regional and local dimension of the bioeconomy; welcomes the establishment, at the regional, national and EU levels, of bioeconomy platforms that are able to measure the progress made in the sector and enable an exchange of know-how and best practices to take place, with a view to ensuring that the bioeconomy develops evenly throughout the EU; calls on the Commission also to involve experts in the sector and in all the subject areas concerned, in addition to representatives of consumers and citizens; points out that regional economies have a central role to play in achieving smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; maintains that the regions themselves have the knowledge and know-how necessary to mobilise actors according to their specific characteristics;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Agrees with the need for a multi-level approach and calls for increasing attention to be paid to the regional and local dimension of the bioeconomy and to bottom-up initiatives; welcomes the establishment, at the regional, national and EU levels, of bioeconomy platforms that are able to measure the progress made in the sector and enable an exchange of know-how and best practices to take place, with a view to ensuring that the bioeconomy develops evenly throughout the EU; calls on the Commission also to involve experts in the sector and in all the subject areas concerned, in addition to representatives of consumers and citizens;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Hopes that all available financial instruments will be deployed to enable research findings to have a tangible impact on the market;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Calls on the Commission to focus financial support on innovation in line with the Innovation Union, including the Horizon 2020 priorities, stimulating research findings to prepare for marketing, bridging the so-called valley of death of research in Europe;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Takes the view that there are a number of excellent tools (public procurement, tax incentives, certification systems and specific labelling) that could create a strong market for bio-based products and hopes that reforms to the current law will go in that direction; market-creating tools should be based on sustainability criteria;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Takes the view that there are a number of excellent tools (public procurement, tax
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Takes the view that there are a number of excellent tools (public procurement, sta
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Points out that anticipation of change, upgrading of knowledge and skills and better matching of skills and jobs in a socially responsible way are key to the success of the bioeconomy strategy in delivering growth and new employment opportunities in Europe; therefore recalls the European Parliament's resolution (2012/2061(INI)) of 15 January 2013 in which it requests the Commission to submit as soon as possible, on the basis of Article 225 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and after consulting social partners, a proposal for a legal act on information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas an innovative and efficient approach with the appropriate safeguards will ensure not only greater sustainability but also support for rural development, a potential reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, greater sustainability of the production cycle in addition to the spread of industrial innovation along the entire value chain;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. Stresses that biomass sustains also a wide range of public goods function that should be preserved in order to ensure that basic services, not rewarded by the market, can continue to be provided to society: agricultural and forested landscape, farmland and forest biodiversity, water quality and availability, soil functionality, climate stability, air quality, resilience to flooding and fire;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is of the opinion that it is vital to involve and inform consumers on the choice of bio-based products and services; hopes, in this regard that such products will become standardised based on sufficient sustainability criteria in the EU, considering that this would be a tool for promoting a profitable European market in these products;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Believes that the lifespan of the bio- based product may not be artificially shortened; the product should be constructed for the longest possible life- time;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Sees great potential in innovative microbiological production methods of protein foodstuffs for human consumption that would make it possible to free up biotic resources now used in meat production for other uses;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Takes the view that the synergy between local producers of agricultural raw materials and biorefineries could help strengthen the competitiveness and increase the profitability of rural regions; hopes, to that end, that an approach can be taken that takes into account the different segments of the so-called
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Takes the view that the synergy between local producers of agricultural and forestry raw materials and biorefineries could help strengthen the competitiveness and increase the profitability of rural regions; hopes, to that end, that an approach can be taken that takes into account the different segments of the so- called 'pyramid of biomass', strengthening it at its highest levels and thus sparking a trickle-down effect for this precious resource;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Takes the view that the synergy between local producers of agricultural and forestry raw materials and biorefineries could help strengthen the competitiveness and increase the profitability of rural regions;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Hopes that the biological and biotechnological processes that are developed can be used in bio-based renewable resources from waste and non- food crops and also as components of existing agribusinesses, marketing these materials should be kept on the lowest possible level;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that 22 million people are already employed in the bioeconomy; accounting for 9 % of total employment in the EU ; welcomes the fact that the Commission based its strategy for a bioeconomy for Europe on the scenario creating the most of jobs (+131 000 jobs)3; __________________ 3 European Commission, Staff working document, "Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe", SWD(2012) 11 final, p49
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas a
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that a lack of coordination has limited the exploitation of synergies and economies of scale with regard to the bioeconomy in the Union; stresses that the Union can add value by encouraging and facilitating cooperation through networks and funding programmes; considers
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission to promote measures to
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission to promote measures to sustainably increase the
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission to promote measures to increase the availability of biomass for industrial purposes
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Considers that, in keeping with the guidelines of the new European industrial policy strategy, the bioeconomy can
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Considers that, in keeping with the guidelines of the new European industrial policy strategy, the bioeconomy can make an important contribution to combating the process of de-industrialisation that is currently afflicting Europe and can help to reverse it by means of new strategies to stimulate the market and restore
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Calls for security of supply under world market conditions by suspending duties on biomass used for the production of bio-based materials;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Strongly urges the Commission to define environmentally harmful subsidies as 'a result of a government action that confers an advantage on consumers or producers, in order to supplement their income or lower their costs, but in doing so, discriminates against sound environmental practices'1; calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt, without delay and by 2014, concrete plans based on this definition for progressively phasing out all environmentally harmful subsidies by 2020, including subsidies which incentivise inefficient use of renewable resources and subsidies on fossil fuels, and to report on progress through the National Reform Programmes; __________________ 1 Adapted from OECD (1998 and 2005) in IEEP et al. 2007, see http://ec.europa.eu/environment/enveco/ta xation/index.htm
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Stresses the importance of environmental stewardship with regard to land and water use; asks the Commission to promote Corporate Social Responsibility and cross compliance with the water framework directive, the Accounting & Transparency Directives and the ILUC proposals; calls on the Commission to address possible detrimental social effects when importing biofuels; reiterates that the inclusion of social and environmental considerations throughout the supply chain is indispensable when seeking support for a bioeconomy for Europe;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Underlines that the transition to a bioeconomy will contribute to further integration of the Rio+20 outcomes into EU policies; believes that the EU should further intensify its contribution to initiatives that facilitate the transition towards an inclusive green economy at international level;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Points to the need for specific targets to increase the proportion of renewable natural resources used in the production and consumption of goods; calls on the Commission to propose practical measures to promote the production and consumption of bioeconomy products; observes that a bioeconomy based on carbon-neutral biomass raw materials will also reduce Europe’s dependence on fossil raw materials, imported raw materials and non-renewable raw materials;
source: PE-508.059
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that a
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Insists that the EU has a duty to reduce its dependency on fish from developing countries for food, as well as for feed in aquaculture, stresses that in the current reform of the CFP, priority should be given to measures that underpin an environmentally sustainable management of fisheries and the use of non-carnivorous species in aquaculture;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers it essential that the EU give over a significant proportion of investment to promoting bioeconomy research and development and introducing a genuine European strategy so as to ensure global food security, together with the other international players, develop more efficient value chains for renewable raw materials, step up sustainable agricultural production, produce biomass energy, and increase the industrial use of renewable raw materials.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Fears that
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the importance of mangrove, seagrass meadows, salt marshes and kelp forests as highly performing carbon sinks, warns of the rapid destruction of these coastal ecosystems due inter alia to increasing demand for seafood from aquaculture; calls for a marine equivalent of the REDD scheme to safeguard coastal and marine ecosystems as carbon sinks;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for the EU to become an international research and innovation powerhouse in the area of bioeconomy research; states that new products, new processes and new services based on renewable resources will enhance the competitiveness of European industry and make it an international front runner;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that ILUC factors for biofuels and bioliquids, as well as binding sustainability criteria for the use of solid and gaseous biomass, should be included in the Renewable Energy Directive and the Fuel Quality Directive; calls on the Commission to propose a Biomass Framework Directive covering all applications of biomass (energy, fuels, materials, chemicals) and introducing a biomass hierarchy;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that ILUC factors for biofuels and bioliquids, as well as
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recalls that the protection of biodiversity is a key component to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (among which Goal 1 on Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Hunger and Goal 7 on Ensuring Environmental Sustainability); in particular, stresses upon the importance of healthy biodiversity and ecosystems for primary production like agriculture, forestry and fisheries; accordingly, deems that production of biomass shall be analysed in respect with its impact on ecosystem services;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Fears that growing demand for biomass exacerbates food insecurity in developing countries
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines that biodiversity and ecosystems deliver collective benefits and must be considered as common goods; recalls that when properly managed and governed, biodiversity based assets can yield significant economic benefits; laments however that many policy-makers see little economic gain from conserving or investing in biodiversity; stresses therefore the value of "ecosystem services" and their contribution to economic and social development;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Deems it crucial to develop international
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Deems it crucial to develop
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses that no system for generating wealth can be sustainable if it degrades its resource base; underlines that, in parallel to the market oriented functions, the bio- economy sustains also a wide range of public goods functions, not currently rewarded by the market, that should be preserved, such as agricultural and forested landscape, farmland and forest biodiversity, water quality and availability, soil functionality, climate stability, air quality and resilience to flooding and fire;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Takes the view that the transition to a sustainable bio-based economy will only be successful if resource efficiency is the pillar of the economy and if genetic engineering is not the driver of this economy;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Believes that any bio-economy strategy should adopt the guiding principle of a biomass hierarchy and support a 'cascade utilization' of biomass first directed to ensure basic services not rewarded by the market and then to high value applications like materials (rather than bioenergy which has a lower value);
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Stresses that a sustainable bio-based economy must be built on modal transport and reduction of the overall consumption of biofuels to the strict minimum; in particular, underlines that in order to assess whether a specific bio-based process or product is reducing direct and indirect greenhouse gases emissions, all the stages from the extraction of the raw material to the end-use-state should be considered; stresses that the EU and national policies should promote clean alternatives to fossil fuels, such as vehicles that run on renewable electricity as well as solar and wind energy, instead of stimulating the shift to biomass in sectors where lower value is added to it (like in the production of biofuels and other bioenergy);
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the amount of sustainable biomass from EU sources will never be enough to meet current energy demand and increasing and competing uses of biomass, and that the EU will therefore be increasingly dependent on imports from developing countries; stresses in this regard the importance of energy efficiency and saving measures to ensure that the EU does more with less, thereby reducing demand for biomass;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the amount of sustainable biomass from EU sources
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the amount of sustainable biomass from EU sources will never be enough to meet current energy demand and increasing and competing uses of biomass, and that the EU will therefore be increasingly dependent on imports from developing countries, where biomass exploitation represents a major challenge in terms of governance, as in the case of forest conservation and sustainable management of forest resources, thereby making it difficult to fulfil EU sustainability criteria and measures for imported biomass or to check their implementation through monitoring and evaluation;
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PURPOSE: to present a Bioeconomy Strategy for Europe and Action Plan. CONTENT: Europe is confronted with an unprecedented and unsustainable exploitation of its natural resources, significant and potentially irreversible changes to its climate and a continued loss in biodiversity that threaten the stability of the living systems on which it depends. This is exacerbated by a world population expected to increase by more than 30% in the next 40 years, from 7 billion in 2012 to more than 9 billion in 2050. Overcoming these complex and inter-connected challenges requires research and innovation in order to achieve rapid, concerted and sustained changes in lifestyle and resource use that cut across all levels of society and the economy. The EU's bioeconomy sectors are worth EUR 2 trillion in annual turnover and account for more than 22 million jobs and approximately 9% of the workforce. However, in order to remain competitive and maintain jobs in the light of major societal challenges and rising markets in the developing world, the European bioeconomy sectors need to innovate and further diversify. Significant growth is expected to arise from sustainable primary production, food processing and industrial biotechnology and biorefineries, which lead to new bio-based industries, transform existing ones, and open new markets for bio-based products. New high skilled jobs and training options need to be developed to meet labour demands in these industries, as well as in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture. It is estimated that direct research funding associated to the Bioeconomy Strategy under Horizon 2020 could generate about 130 000 jobs and EUR 45 billions in value added in bioeconomy sectors by 2025. Further growth is expected from other - direct and indirect - public and private investments in all parts of the bioeconomy. It can be expected that bioeconomy sectors will significantly contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 objectives. The Bioeconomy Strategy and its Action Plan aim to pave the way to a more innovative, resource efficient and competitive society that reconciles food security with the sustainable use of renewable resources for industrial purposes, while ensuring environmental protection. They will inform research and innovation agendas in bioeconomy sectors and contribute to a more coherent policy environment, better interrelations between national, EU and global bioeconomy policies and a more engaged public dialogue. They will seek synergies and respect complementarities with other policy areas, instruments and funding sources, which share and address the same objectives, such as the Common Agricultural and Fisheries Policies (CAP and CFP), the Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP), environmental, industrial, employment, energy and health policies. The Strategy builds on the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) and the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon 2020). The Bioeconomy Action Plan: the Plan describes the Commission's main actions for the implementation of the Bioeconomy Strategy objectives. It has three principal pillars. 1. Investments in research, innovation and skills · ensure substantial EU and national funding as well as private investment and partnering for bioeconomy research and innovation. Develop further JPI and ERANet activities in order to strengthen coherence and synergies between public programmes. Support bioclusters and KICs under the EIT for partnering with the private sector. Outline the main research and innovation concepts and priorities for food, sustainable agriculture and forestry and for marine and maritime activities under Horizon 2020; · increase the share of multi-disciplinary and cross-sectoral research and innovation and improve the existing knowledge-base and developing new technologies; · promote the uptake and diffusion of innovation in bioeconomy sectors and expand support to knowledge networks, advisory and business support services, notably through EIPs and bioclusters; · build the human capacity required to support the growth and further integration of bioeconomy sectors by organising university fora for the development of new bioeconomy curricula and vocational training schemes. 2. Reinforced policy interaction and stakeholder engagement · create a Bioeconomy Panel that will contribute to enhancing synergies and coherence between policies, initiatives and economic sectors related to the bioeconomy at EU level, linking with existing mechanisms (by 2012). Organise regular Bioeconomy Stakeholder Conferences; · establish a Bioeconomy Observatory that allows the Commission to regularly assess the progress of the bioeconomy and develop forward-looking and modelling tools (by 2012); · support the development of regional and national bioeconomy strategies by providing a mapping of existing research and innovation activities, competence centres and infrastructures in the EU (by 2015). Support strategic discussions with authorities responsible for rural and coastal development and cohesion policy to maximise the impact of existing funding mechanisms; · develop international cooperation on bioeconomy research and innovation to jointly address global challenges, such as food security and climate change, as well as the issue of sustainable biomass supply (from 2012). 3. Enhancement of markets and competitiveness in bioeconomy · provide the knowledge-base for sustainable intensification of primary production. Improve understanding of availability and demand of biomass (including agricultural and forestry residues and waste) across sectors, taking into account added value, sustainability, soil fertility and climate mitigation potential; · promote the setting up of networks with the required logistics for integrated and diversified biorefineries, demonstration and pilot plants across Europe. Start negotiations to establish a research and innovation PPP for bio-based industries at European level (by 2013); · support the expansion of new markets by developing standards and standardised sustainability assessment methodologies for bio-based products and food production systems and supporting scale-up activities. Facilitate green procurement for biobased products by developing labels, an initial European product information list and specific trainings for public procurers; · develop science-based approaches to inform consumers about product properties (e.g. nutritional benefits, production methods and environment sustainability) and to promote a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. The Commission goes on to note that the need to increase public funding for bioeconomy research and innovation has been recognised under Horizon 2020: almost EUR 4.7 billion has been proposed for the Challenge “Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, and the bioeconomy”. There will be further support under elements of the Challenges "Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials", "Secure, clean and efficient energy" and "Health, demographic changes and wellbeing". The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) with its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) in different areas will address questions related to the bioeconomy, in particular under the proposed KIC "Food4future". This will be complemented by research and innovation in enabling and industrial technologies (e.g. biotechnology, nanotechnology and ICT) and the promotion of emerging technologies. Providing stakeholders along the entire bioeconomy value chain with the knowledge base and a toolbox that includes a range of key enabling technologies will also be critical to the implementation of a wide range of bioeconomy-related policies. Several Member States have put in place bioeconomy research programmes and agreed to improve coordination of their research activities through public-public partnering, such as the JPI on "Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans". Active collaboration between stakeholders is also needed to encourage more private investment and entrepreneurship in Europe. New
PURPOSE: to present a Bioeconomy Strategy for Europe and Action Plan. CONTENT: Europe is confronted with an unprecedented and unsustainable exploitation of its natural resources, significant and potentially irreversible changes to its climate and a continued loss in biodiversity that threaten the stability of the living systems on which it depends. This is exacerbated by a world population expected to increase by more than 30% in the next 40 years, from 7 billion in 2012 to more than 9 billion in 2050. Overcoming these complex and inter-connected challenges requires research and innovation in order to achieve rapid, concerted and sustained changes in lifestyle and resource use that cut across all levels of society and the economy. The EU's bioeconomy sectors are worth EUR 2 trillion in annual turnover and account for more than 22 million jobs and approximately 9% of the workforce. However, in order to remain competitive and maintain jobs in the light of major societal challenges and rising markets in the developing world, the European bioeconomy sectors need to innovate and further diversify. Significant growth is expected to arise from sustainable primary production, food processing and industrial biotechnology and biorefineries, which lead to new bio-based industries, transform existing ones, and open new markets for bio-based products. New high skilled jobs and training options need to be developed to meet labour demands in these industries, as well as in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture. It is estimated that direct research funding associated to the Bioeconomy Strategy under Horizon 2020 could generate about 130 000 jobs and EUR 45 billions in value added in bioeconomy sectors by 2025. Further growth is expected from other - direct and indirect - public and private investments in all parts of the bioeconomy. It can be expected that bioeconomy sectors will significantly contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 objectives. The Bioeconomy Strategy and its Action Plan aim to pave the way to a more innovative, resource efficient and competitive society that reconciles food security with the sustainable use of renewable resources for industrial purposes, while ensuring environmental protection. They will inform research and innovation agendas in bioeconomy sectors and contribute to a more coherent policy environment, better interrelations between national, EU and global bioeconomy policies and a more engaged public dialogue. They will seek synergies and respect complementarities with other policy areas, instruments and funding sources, which share and address the same objectives, such as the Common Agricultural and Fisheries Policies (CAP and CFP), the Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP), environmental, industrial, employment, energy and health policies. The Strategy builds on the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) and the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon 2020). The Bioeconomy Action Plan: the Plan describes the Commission's main actions for the implementation of the Bioeconomy Strategy objectives. It has three principal pillars. 1. Investments in research, innovation and skills · ensure substantial EU and national funding as well as private investment and partnering for bioeconomy research and innovation. Develop further JPI and ERANet activities in order to strengthen coherence and synergies between public programmes. Support bioclusters and KICs under the EIT for partnering with the private sector. Outline the main research and innovation concepts and priorities for food, sustainable agriculture and forestry and for marine and maritime activities under Horizon 2020; · increase the share of multi-disciplinary and cross-sectoral research and innovation and improve the existing knowledge-base and developing new technologies; · promote the uptake and diffusion of innovation in bioeconomy sectors and expand support to knowledge networks, advisory and business support services, notably through EIPs and bioclusters; · build the human capacity required to support the growth and further integration of bioeconomy sectors by organising university fora for the development of new bioeconomy curricula and vocational training schemes. 2. Reinforced policy interaction and stakeholder engagement · create a Bioeconomy Panel that will contribute to enhancing synergies and coherence between policies, initiatives and economic sectors related to the bioeconomy at EU level, linking with existing mechanisms (by 2012). Organise regular Bioeconomy Stakeholder Conferences; · establish a Bioeconomy Observatory that allows the Commission to regularly assess the progress of the bioeconomy and develop forward-looking and modelling tools (by 2012); · support the development of regional and national bioeconomy strategies by providing a mapping of existing research and innovation activities, competence centres and infrastructures in the EU (by 2015). Support strategic discussions with authorities responsible for rural and coastal development and cohesion policy to maximise the impact of existing funding mechanisms; · develop international cooperation on bioeconomy research and innovation to jointly address global challenges, such as food security and climate change, as well as the issue of sustainable biomass supply (from 2012). 3. Enhancement of markets and competitiveness in bioeconomy · provide the knowledge-base for sustainable intensification of primary production. Improve understanding of availability and demand of biomass (including agricultural and forestry residues and waste) across sectors, taking into account added value, sustainability, soil fertility and climate mitigation potential; · promote the setting up of networks with the required logistics for integrated and diversified biorefineries, demonstration and pilot plants across Europe. Start negotiations to establish a research and innovation PPP for bio-based industries at European level (by 2013); · support the expansion of new markets by developing standards and standardised sustainability assessment methodologies for bio-based products and food production systems and supporting scale-up activities. Facilitate green procurement for biobased products by developing labels, an initial European product information list and specific trainings for public procurers; · develop science-based approaches to inform consumers about product properties (e.g. nutritional benefits, production methods and environment sustainability) and to promote a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. The Commission goes on to note that the need to increase public funding for bioeconomy research and innovation has been recognised under Horizon 2020: almost EUR 4.7 billion has been proposed for the Challenge “Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, and the bioeconomy”. There will be further support under elements of the Challenges "Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials", "Secure, clean and efficient energy" and "Health, demographic changes and wellbeing". The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) with its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) in different areas will address questions related to the bioeconomy, in particular under the proposed KIC "Food4future". This will be complemented by research and innovation in enabling and industrial technologies (e.g. biotechnology, nanotechnology and ICT) and the promotion of emerging technologies. Providing stakeholders along the entire bioeconomy value chain with the knowledge base and a toolbox that includes a range of key enabling technologies will also be critical to the implementation of a wide range of bioeconomy-related policies. Several Member States have put in place bioeconomy research programmes and agreed to improve coordination of their research activities through public-public partnering, such as the JPI on "Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans". Active collaboration between stakeholders is also needed to encourage more private investment and entrepreneurship in Europe. |
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