The BIOTRANSFORM project is organising its 2nd online working group “Tools and methodologies for the regional transition to circular bioeconomy” on 29 April from 14:00 to 15:30. The objective of this meeting is to present to regional authorities the methodologies and tools developed by the BIOTRANSFORM project and to collect their feedback to ensure they meet their actual needs.

This interactive online session will be a useful feedback moment for the BIOTRANSFORM project and will allow further improvement of current methodologies and tools under development:

• Impact Assessment Tool (IAT): developed by Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), this tool compiles environmental, economic, and social indicators (e.g., global warming potential, job creation, impact on vulnerable groups) to assess the implications of chosen transition pathways on regions overall sustainability. It identifies optimal bio-economy scenarios by evaluating indicator values and aligning with regional sustainability goals, empowering policymakers with valuable insights to drive comprehensive circular bio-economy initiatives.
• Methodology to co-define and co-implement optimal transition pathways: developed by Alchemia Nova, this methodology involves local and regional stakeholders to co-evaluate several regional pathways to transition to circular bioeconomy, and to select the final and optimal one that is uniquely adapted to the regional context. The aim is to ensure an inclusive and comprehensive approach to co-defining optimal transition pathways with regional actors, focusing on stakeholder engagement, data-driven analysis, and collaborative solution development​.
• Financing solutions for the transition to circular bioeconomy: once the optimal regional transition pathway is selected, suitable funding and financial solutions are needed to implement the transition. ACR+ is currently reviewing existing financing tools and schemes for circular bioeconomy (including grants, funds and investments) which regions could rely upon to implement the said pathway in their territory.

Agenda

Practical details

• 29 April 2024, 14:00 – 15:30 CET
• Online
• Registrations: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/12c165c7-2930-6802-335a-6c2781426c11
• Details: https://www.acrplus.org/en/events/upcoming-events/event/620-biotransform-2nd-working-group-tools-and-methodologies-for-the-regional-transition-to-circular-bioeconomy

BIOTRANSFORM – Circular BIOeconomy TRANSFORMation for regions by enabling resource and governance networks – is a three-year project which aims to provide European policymakers with an adequate assessment and policy development framework, knowledge base and expert support ecosystem to accelerate the transition from linear fossil-based systems to circular bio- based systems.

This summer the Biocircularcities project is coming behind your screen with a series of three exclusive webinars.

Since 2021, three pilot territories have been working on unlocking the circular economy potential of unexploited bio-based waste streams (namely organic fraction of municipal solid waste in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, biowaste from the coffee chain in the metropolitan city of Naples, and residual biomass from forestry and related wood transformation activities in the province Pazardzhik). Thanks to the BBI-JU Biocircularcities project, they have developed new models to boost the circularity of these biowaste chains.

Do you want to know more about these new value chains? Are you eager to adopt the approach followed by the Biocircularcities pilots and spread a circular bioeconomy in your territory? The Biocircularcities Trilogy is for you! The Biocircularcities partners will tell you all about the project, its development, and findings in three webinars.

Time has come for the third and final episode.

Episode 3: The journey of the three pilot territories

The Biocircularcities project brought together three “pilot territories” aiming to improve a specific value-chain focusing on one key bioresidue. The Metropolitan Area of Barcelona in Spain has focused on incentivising quality and quantity of municipal bio-waste separately collected in its urban context, the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy has tackled the conversion of coffee silverskin from the agrifood industry into high-fibres content bread, and the Province of Pazardzhik in Bulgaria has targeted its forestry residues to collect them for energy or biochemicals production through lignocellulosic valorisation.

Join this third and final webinar of the Biocircularcities Trilogy to follow the journey of the three pilot territories towards these new value-chains and get a taste of the experience they gained during the project. You will hear about a variety of topics, such as how local stakeholders were involved in the process, and how the scientific work of Biocircularcities partners supported the local discussions.