Financiando uma Bioeconomia Global Sustentável

The report "Financiando uma Bioeconomia Global Sustentável" (September 2024) analyzes the current and future interaction between finance and the bioeconomy. It advocates for a sustainable, equitable, and nature-positive bioeconomy as a cornerstone for a low-carbon global economy, emphasizing the role of the G20, international cooperation, and innovative financial instruments to bridge investment gaps and protect biodiversity.

• The global bioeconomy is currently valued at US$ 4-5 trillion and is projected to grow to US$ 30 trillion by 2050.
• The report proposes a tripartite strategic spectrum for the bioeconomy: Nature-Intensive Bioeconomy (primary production like agriculture and forestry), Advanced Bioeconomy (integrating modern science for bioproducts), and High-Tech Bioeconomy (cutting-edge intersection of biology and innovation, such as synthetic biology).
• Financing challenges vary across the bioeconomy spectrum: Nature-Intensive sectors face physical risks from biodiversity loss and climate events; Advanced Bioeconomy deals with long payback periods and perverse subsidies; High-Tech Bioeconomy faces high R&D costs and regulatory risks.
• Sustainable finance instruments, including nature credits (carbon and biodiversity), sustainability-linked bonds, and blended finance, are essential to reduce the cost of capital and attract impact investors.
• The report highlights the critical role of Public Development Banks, noting that approximately 530 such banks across 154 countries manage US$ 23 trillion in assets and make US$ 2.5 trillion in annual investments.
• Brazil has led the G20 Bioeconomy Initiative (GIB) to promote international cooperation and the establishment of high-level principles for an equitable bioeconomy, focusing on social equity, climate goals, and scientific grounding.
• The report identifies a significant 'funding gap' in the European market, specifically in scaling projects from pilot to industrial phase and moving from concept to 'First-of-a-Kind' (FOAK) projects.
• The 'sociobioeconomy' approach, particularly in the Amazon, emphasizes the link between biodiversity and the social, cultural, and economic autonomy of indigenous peoples and local communities.
• International trade rules and the redirection of perverse environmental and fossil fuel subsidies are necessary to make sustainable bioeconomy investments more attractive and equitable for low- and middle-income countries.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (2024). Financiando uma Bioeconomia Global Sustentável. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/POR-FinanciandoumaBioeconomiaGlobalSustentavel-1.pdf

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. Financiando uma Bioeconomia Global Sustentável. 2024. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/POR-FinanciandoumaBioeconomiaGlobalSustentavel-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiative2024financiando, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{Financiando uma Bioeconomia Global Sustentável}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2024}, month = sep, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/POR-FinanciandoumaBioeconomiaGlobalSustentavel-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }