Just Transition towards Bioeconomy

This research paper examines the social dimensions of bioeconomy promotion through a "just transition" lens, specifically analyzing bio-based production systems in Brazil, India, and Indonesia. It argues that while the bioeconomy is framed as a tool for climate and socioeconomic goals, it has largely promoted unjust production systems that benefit agribusiness while marginalizing traditional and local communities.

• The bioeconomy is presented as a transformational shift to replace fossil-based fuels and plastics, aiming to promote zero-waste circular economies, job creation, and biodiversity valorization to meet climate and socioeconomic objectives.
• Analysis of bio-based transitions indicates that they have primarily benefited agribusiness and fostered unjust production systems characterized by uneven distribution of benefits and burdens, exclusionary governance of landscapes and resources, and a lack of accountability or redress for damages caused to local populations and traditional communities.
• A just transition to a bioeconomy requires the simultaneous pursuit of fossil fuel substitution and sustainable farming and land use, necessitating critical scrutiny of where, how, and by whom bio-based goods are produced.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2022). Just Transition towards Bioeconomy. https://www.sei.org/publications/just-transition-towards-bioeconomy/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Just Transition towards Bioeconomy. 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/just-transition-towards-bioeconomy/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2022just, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Just Transition towards Bioeconomy}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/just-transition-towards-bioeconomy/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }