Bioenergy and Biorenewables: Integrating scientific and societal agendas 2013

the development and use of alternate sources of energy and materials impacts the transition to a sustainable bio-based society. Scientific research and technological innovation in the filed of biofuels and biorenewables is progressing but careful planning is needed to integrate dependencies between the development of new technology and markets, consumer behaviour and receptiveness to new technology.

Topics

• What are the desired outcomes of integrating RRI anf the steps needed to be taken to ensure that the desire outcomes actually happen
• What is needed in order to enable a biobased society capable of sustainably producing and using bioenergy and biorenewables?
• How should the biobased society’s human capital agenda be driven forward
• What skills, and integration of scientific and non-scientific competencies, are needed for the bioeconomy