The new 2016 report of the Eco-Innovation Observatory of the European Commission discusses the role of policy for eco-innovation in the circular economy transition. It looks at the present framework conditions fostered by European policies and how the circular economy concept is being embedded in a current policy context at the EU level and in the Member States. It also discusses the bottom-up and top-down circular economy challenges.

The turnover with bio-based polymers increased from €11 billion in 2014 to nearly €13 million in 2016.
These and more results are available in nova-Institute’s market study “Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers – Global Capacities and Trends 2016 – 2021”. The study gives an overview of the biobased world market with latest data on capacities and applications. Additionally it shows real data for 2016 and a forecast for 2021.

In the 28 EU Member States, 69 percent of respondents are in favor of the increased use of these biofuels, while 15 percent are against it and 16 percent are undecided.

Nowadays, there are numerous different types of bioplastics. After a brief explanation of the bio-based materials (eg, rubber, viscose, or celluloid) that were invented before the manufacture of petrochemical plastics, the focus of the study is on materials that have only been lau

The global production of wood pellets has increased four-fold over the past ten years - from an estimated 6-7 megatons (Mt) in 2006 to more than 26 Mt in 2015/16.

This is the result of the publication of a research group by Roland Geyer from the University of California. According to this, two million tons of plastics were produced worldwide in 1950 - in 2015, it was 380 million tons of plastic. 

Thirty years ago, almost everything was going well

2017, the natural resources that can be generated within one year were already consumed by August 2nd. In 2008 the Earth Overshoot Day fell on 23 September, 1987 it was the 19th of December. The Global Footprint Network, an international organization committed to sustainability, calculates annually on which day of the year the annual resources are spent and from which day on humanity will survive on “credit” until 31 December.