Bioeconomy - A strategy for Austria
Bibliographic Data
Rene Albert, Karolina Begusch-Pfefferkorn, Georg Kanz, Gottfried Lamers, Christian Plas, Isabella Plimon, Hubertus Schmid-Schmidsfelden, Lorenz Strimitzer, Katrin Völk, Andreas Weber, Bernhard Zenz, Theodor ZillnerPublisher: BMNT, BMBWF, BMVIT
German, 71 pages
Content Description
This bioeconomy strategy provides orientation for all bioeconomy-relevant fields of action up to 2030. Building on this, work began in early 2019 on drawing up an action plan for the bioeconomy, which is aimed at all relevant stakeholders in this area. The specific challenge is to drive forward the implementation of the topics identified in the bioeconomy strategy as quickly as possible, taking into account existing programs and involving all relevant stakeholders.
Bioeconomy stands for an economic concept that aims to replace fossil resources (raw materials and energy sources) with renewable raw materials in as many areas and applications as possible. It encompasses all industrial and economic sectors that produce, process or use biological resources. The bioeconomy therefore offers a great opportunity to tackle global challenges such as advancing climate change, food and water shortages and increasing environmental pollution, while at the same time strengthening economic development.
In order to take the step towards implementing the previously knowledge-based bioeconomy - with the involvement of the relevant stakeholders and using all political instruments - the federal government has set itself the goal of creating a strategy for the bioeconomy in Austria in its government program and #mission2030. This Austrian bioeconomy strategy is intended to represent an essential cornerstone of the climate and energy strategy and support the decarbonization of the economic system.
Aspects of the bioeconomy have long been an important focus of research and innovation policy. Bioenergy research and the question of how our economy can realize innovative products and production processes based on renewable raw materials have been the focus of many RTI initiatives for many years.
For Austria as a business location, the importance of the so-called bio-based industry in particular will increase significantly in the future. With targeted further development and corresponding expansion, dependence on fossil raw materials and energy sources will be reduced, while at the same time the added value for chemical products, composites, fuels or energy, for example, will remain in the region.