The transition to a sustainable bio-economy: innovation and expectations

Lead Research Organisation: University of Essex
Department Name: Sociology

Abstract

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Description Biofuels : a global perspective 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Primary Audience
Results and Impact Presentation to the UK Government Biofuels Strategy Group (BIS) on the research findings, concentrating on the significance of the policy environment for sustaining long term strategically-oriented innovation.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2010
 
Description Brazilian prospects : food, fuel and sustainable economic growth 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Primary Audience
Results and Impact Paper given to the International Symposium, 'The World Food Crisis and the Global South' on Brazilian biofuels and land use
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity
URL http://www.soas.ac.uk/events/event49519.html
 
Description Capitalism between peak oil and global climate change : a neo-Polanyian perspective 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Primary Audience
Results and Impact The paper discussed the pivotal role of biofuels for transport energy in addressing the twin challenges of global climate change and the depletion of petro-chemical resources
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity
 
Description Carbon, crude and crops : the transition to a sustainable bioeconomy 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Primary Audience
Results and Impact The lecture addressed the issue of sustainable economic growth in the context of global climate change and depletion of petro-chemical resources. It argued that biofuels will play a critical if variable role in different geographic regions.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2010
 
Description European biofuels to 2020 and beyond 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Primary Audience
Results and Impact By invitation, and in collaboration with the BioScience for Business Knowledge Transfer Network, the paper presented to the Technology Strategy Board focused on developments in European biofuels industry and policy, based on research and a scenario workshop.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2010