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Biobased policy across borders: what really drives adoption in the UK, EU and US?

This joint webinar between BBIA and GCSB will compare how the EU, UK and US are shaping markets for sustainable bioproducts, with a particular focus on where policy supports — or obstructs — scale-up, market access and credible end-of-life outcomes. This fits the Global Center's emphasis on use-inspired, policy-relevant bioeconomy research, stakeholder co-generation, and circular bioeconomy outcomes, as well as the BBIA's interests across the bioeconomy.

 

This will be a virtual round-table discussion between three experts on regional policy: 

 

Circular by nature: a policy agenda for bio-based materials in a circular economy

A circular economy for bio-based materials can unlock new revenue streams, drive innovation, and strengthen supply chain resilience.

Most bio-based materials are still produced and consumed within linear systems. A circular economy approach changes that by enabling regenerative sourcing, keeping materials in use, valorising by-products and residues, and building business models that decouple revenue from virgin resource extraction.

Pragmatic assessment of meeting the 2030 U.S. sustainable aviation fuel goal

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production is essential for decarbonizing the aviation sector in the short and mid-term as well as maintaining the global competitiveness of U.S. airlines, supporting job creation, and ensuring U.S. energy independence. The near-term U.S. SAF target, set by the SAF Grand Challenge, is 11.4 billion liters (3 billion gallons) of domestic SAF production by 2030, with a minimum 50 % reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions. In 2024 U S.

OECD workshop on financing sustainable chemistry

The OECD workshop on sustainable chemistry will discuss enabling conditions, lessons, and financing approaches that could stimulate investment towards safer and more sustainable chemicals, building on experience from Green Finance and Investment (GFI) for climate mitigation and other environmental goals.

Governments, investors, industry stakeholders, civil society and financial institutions are invited to participate. 

The workshop will:

Incentivizing Sustainable Chemicals: A Policy Framework for Innovation, Manufacturing, and Market Transformation (Research Report)

A research report titled Incentivizing Sustainable Chemicals: A Policy Framework for Innovation, Manufacturing, and Market Transformation, released by Change Chemistry and the Sustainable Chemistry Catalyst at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, outlines why government incentives are critical to helping businesses scale more sustainable chemicals — and how those incentives can reduce risk, unlock investment, and enable real market adoption.

Green Cooling Summit 2026

With 90 million air conditioners sold annually — and demand rising due to climate change and growing incomes — why is the shift to climate-friendly refrigerants like R290 still so slow?

Join us on 19 and 20 May 2026 to discuss this topic. The virtual summit is jointly organized by the German Environment Agency (UBA) and GIZ Proklima on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Key Areas of Focus:

Incentivizing Sustainable Chemicals: A Policy Roadmap for Innovation, Manufacturing, and Market Transformation

On April 22, Change Chemistry and the Sustainable Chemistry Catalyst at UMass Lowell will publish Incentivizing Sustainable Chemicals: A Policy Roadmap for Innovation, Manufacturing, and Market Transformation. Based on a yearlong working group of US and EU companies across sectors and the full value chain, the report identifies policy incentives governments can deploy to accelerate innovation, commercialization, and adoption of sustainable chemistry at scale.

This webinar will present the report’s findings, including:

Financing instruments and policy levers to harness biomanufacturing for climate, biodiversity and growth

Countries globally are mobilising the bioeconomy’s potential for sustainable growth and development through dedicated national and regional bioeconomy strategies. The bioeconomy utilises biological resources and biotechnologies to produce valuable products and services across sectors such as agriculture, health, chemicals, energy, and manufacturing. Its economic value is substantial and expected to grow dramatically.

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