Perceptions on the bioeconomy in Catalonia
The Bioregions Facility launched, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of Catalonia, Spain, a survey in Catalonia targeting government, industry and research sectors from 29 September to 1 December 2022 in Catalan.
The survey sought to understand how these sectors perceive the bioeconomy, its benefits, and its challenges. Some of the key findings are the following:
- Participants perceive the bioeconomy as a promising economic model highly related to a circular economy and providing several environmental benefits.
- Bioeconomy is perceived to be highly linked to circularity, biomass use for multiple purposes, and sustainable land management.
- Catalan business and policy actors suggest that bioenergy is the region’s bioeconomy sector with the highest potential for growth.
- Participants indicate that the government and industry are equally responsible for research, development, and innovation investments.
- According to respondents, the bioeconomy has the strongest goal alignment with climate change mitigation & adaptation, circular economy, clean energy, and rural development. Technological innovation and biodiversity conservation are other policy areas with very high overlap with bioeconomy.
Learn more about the Government and industry bioeconomy survey and ways to implement the survey in your region.
Perceptions on the bioeconomy in Catalonia, Spain
Content: a bioeconomy report targeting government and industry in Catalonia, Spain
Author(s): Siebe Briers, Inazio Martinez de Arano
Year: 2023
