Programme Plenary Sessions
"How Bioeconomy can contribute to mitigation of climate change?" | |||||
| The replacement of fossil by bio-based resources can significanlty contribute to the reduction of GHG emissions. But there are also other pathways in the bioeconomy that contribute to climate change mitigation, such as soil carbon sequestration, process efficiency or avoidance and use of organic wastes or circularity. In this session two keynotes will present and discuss different GHG mitigation options in the bioeconomy. They will provide input to a panel discussions with 2 representatives from industry and policy on the practicality of implementing these GHG mitigation options. | |||||
| Moderator | Prof. Dr. Iris Lewandowski | University of Hohenheim | Germany | ||
Keynote Speakers | Prof. Dr. Volker Wulfmeyer | University of Hohenheim | Germany | ||
The Climate Crisis: New Results and the Role of Bioeconomy | |||||
| Prof. Dr. Daniela Thrän | German Biomass Research Centre DFBZ / Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ | Germany | |||
| How can bioeconomy contribute to climate change mitigation | |||||
| Panelists | Dr. Uwe Paulmann | Evonik Industries AG | Germany | ||
| Alexander Möndel | Ministry of Rural Affairs and Consumer Protection Baden-Württemberg | Germany | |||
| Manuel Oestringer | Fridays for Future Baden-Württemberg | Germany | |||
"How to manage Bioeconomy sustainably?" | |||||
In the EU, bioeconomy is expected to significantly contribute to the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDG). Two keynotes will present and reflect on approaches for the sustainable management of the bioeconomy. These presentations will provide input to a panel discussions with 3 representatives from science, industry and policy on the drivers and barriers of the implementation of a sustainable bioeconomy. | |||||
| Moderator | Prof. Dr. Markus Vogt | Ludwig-Maximilians-University München | Germany | ||
Keynote Speakers | Prof. Benoît Gabrielle | AgroParisTec | France | ||
| A sustainable bioeconomy : wishful thinking or self-evident truth? | |||||
| Dr. Manfred Kircher | Cluster for Industrial Biotechnology | Germany | |||
| How to realize the bioeconomy in a metropolitan region | |||||
| Panelists | Prof. Dr. Andreas Pyka | University of Hohenheim | Germany | ||
| Dr. Elisabeth Saken-Braunstein | Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector | Germany | |||
| Uwe Fritsche | IINAS GmbH - International Institute for Sustainability Analysis and Strategy | Germany | |||