Sustainability Criteria and Indicators for the Bio-Based Economy in Europe: State of Discussion and Way Forward

There is a strong interest in the EU to promote the bioeconomy sector within the EU 2020 strategy. It is thus necessary to assure a sound sustainability framework. This paper reviews international and European sustainability initiatives mainly for biomass for bioenergy. The basic and advanced sustai...

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Main Authors:	Uwe R. Fritsche, Leire Iriarte
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2014-10-01
Series:	Energies
Subjects:	sustainability criteria and indicators biomass bioenergy bioeconomy
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/7/11/6825

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spelling	doaj-26bfda03473e403ba23b204ac0c4a68c2020-11-24T22:01:09ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732014-10-017116825683610.3390/en7116825en7116825Sustainability Criteria and Indicators for the Bio-Based Economy in Europe: State of Discussion and Way ForwardUwe R. Fritsche0Leire Iriarte1International Institute for Sustainability Analysis and Strategy (IINAS), Heidelberger Str. 129 ½, Darmstadt 64285, GermanyInternational Institute for Sustainability Analysis and Strategy (IINAS), C/Escuadra 11, Madrid 28012, SpainThere is a strong interest in the EU to promote the bioeconomy sector within the EU 2020 strategy. It is thus necessary to assure a sound sustainability framework. This paper reviews international and European sustainability initiatives mainly for biomass for bioenergy. The basic and advanced sustainability indicators are identified and described with particular attention to those points without agreement between stakeholders. Based on the state of the discussion, some suggestions to enhance the sustainable development of the bioeconomy sector are proposed.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/7/11/6825sustainabilitycriteria and indicatorsbiomassbioenergybioeconomy
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title	Sustainability Criteria and Indicators for the Bio-Based Economy in Europe: State of Discussion and Way Forward
title_short	Sustainability Criteria and Indicators for the Bio-Based Economy in Europe: State of Discussion and Way Forward
title_full	Sustainability Criteria and Indicators for the Bio-Based Economy in Europe: State of Discussion and Way Forward
title_fullStr	Sustainability Criteria and Indicators for the Bio-Based Economy in Europe: State of Discussion and Way Forward
title_full_unstemmed	Sustainability Criteria and Indicators for the Bio-Based Economy in Europe: State of Discussion and Way Forward
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series	Energies
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description	There is a strong interest in the EU to promote the bioeconomy sector within the EU 2020 strategy. It is thus necessary to assure a sound sustainability framework. This paper reviews international and European sustainability initiatives mainly for biomass for bioenergy. The basic and advanced sustainability indicators are identified and described with particular attention to those points without agreement between stakeholders. Based on the state of the discussion, some suggestions to enhance the sustainable development of the bioeconomy sector are proposed.
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Sustainability Criteria and Indicators for the Bio-Based Economy in Europe: State of Discussion and Way Forward

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