General political strategies
Maive Rute, DG Innovation (European Commission) speaking at EuBP's Brussels conference 2011 © F. Debatty
In Europe as all over the world the main topics on the media and political agenda are job creation and preservation, raw material supply and climate protection.
These topics are closely linked to social stability and foreign policy. Conflicts concerning resources appear to be more and more likely in the future, given the finite nature of many valuable commodities. In Europe, resources in many cases must be imported to an increasing degree. Hence, strategies are being sought to reduce this dependence while keeping an eye on the challenges of climate change. In this context, sustainable development and the support of therewith connected industries is at the forefront of European political dealings.
The broad market introduction of bioplastics and a healthy growth of the European bioplastics industry offers excellent opportunities to breathe life and success into these important European political goals. The increased use of renewable sources to produce all kinds of applications is pivotal to sustainable development. It is essential for the highly developed countries of Europe to initiate economic stimulus in technology sectors with international future demand. Bioplastics is just such a sector.
European Top-Level Strategies supporting bioplastics
- Sustainable Production and Consumption
- Europe 2020 / Innovation Union
- Lead Markets Initiative for bio-based products
- Resource Efficiency Strategy
- Low Carbon Economy
- Key Enabling Technologies
- FP7 & Horizon 2020
- Bio-economy & KBBE Strategy
