Do forest biorefineries fit with working principles of a circular bioeconomy? A case of Finnish and Swedish initiatives

Temmes, Armi; Peck, Philip

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2019.03.013

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“…Biomass is to be used more efficiently through various processes (e.g. cascade use, increased circularity, by increasing the yield of recycled fibre, life-cycle thinking) and technologies (most prominently biorefineries) to obtain a range of bio-based products and chemicals (Lilja and Moen 2017 ; Hagman et al 2018 ; Husgafvel et al 2018 ; Temmes and Peck 2020 ). The forest-based bioeconomy transformation is thus imbued with industrial renewal and innovation involving new technologies, materials, production processes, and infrastructures (Korhonen et al 2018a , b ) along with increased use of wood in the construction sector to store carbon in products with longer life spans and to substitute fossil-intense materials such as steel and concrete (Toppinen et al 2018 ; Toppinen et al 2019a , b ; Lazarevic et al 2020 ).…”

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Bioeconomy imaginaries: A review of forest-related social science literature

Holmgren

D'amato

Giurca

2020

Ambio

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This review article examines how social science literature co-produces various imaginaries of forest-based bioeconomy transformations and pathways for reaching desired ends. Based on an analysis of 59 research articles, we find that despite a growing number of social sciences studies on the forest-based bioeconomy, much of the research tends to replicate a bioeconomy imaginary articulated in EU and national bioeconomy policies and strategies. Accordingly, the research primarily reproduces a weak approach to sustainability, which prioritize economic growth and competitiveness. Expectations are largely directed at national and regional corporate interests and forest industrial renewal, while the state has a supportive rather than restricting role. We discuss the findings against the role of social sciences, and conclude that social science scholars may adopt various strategies if interested in opening up forest-based policy debates and offer alternative imaginaries of sustainable bioeconomy transformations.

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Bioeconomy imaginaries: A review of forest-related social science literature

Holmgren

D'amato

Giurca

2020

Ambio

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“…Furthermore, both strategies need a coordinated and supportive network of research, industry and policies as recommended by the panel experts in strategy #10*. Implementing strategy #2* the portfolio of wood-based products is anticipated to expand further in the future (Hurmekoski et al 2019;Buehlmann et al 2010;Temmes and Peck 2020) and higher value-added hardwood products research is seen as a promising pathway to convert higher proportions of wood into longer-life products (Temmes and Peck 2020).…”

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Developing and evaluating strategies to increase the material utilisation rate of hardwoods: a hybrid policy Delphi-SWOT analysis

Auer

Rauch

2021

Eur. J. Wood Prod.

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The indigenous hardwoods in German forests have a substantial ability to store carbon, and forestry reconstruction measures are anticipated to result in an increase in availability of hardwood on the wood market. Despite this, its material usage is declining with over two thirds of the harvested quantity being used for energy production. This study aims to identify policy measures and promising strategies for increasing hardwood utilisation using a combined policy Delphi-SWOT approach with literature review undertaken to identify the barriers and driving factors for an increase in its material use. The results were then ranked by a panel of experts and used as basis for the SWOT analysis, which was then applied to an extended SWOT approach. The resulting strategies were then discussed by the panel and ranked further in the 2nd and 3rd Delphi round. After three Delphi rounds, three strategies and associated policy recommendations were ranked as most effective by the experts: innovative hardwood products including manufacturing processes, research transfer and lobbying. This study provides both strategic analyses and effective strategies to stimulate the production of hardwood-based products and ends with a concise description of these strategies and policy recommendations, which are benchmarked against current literature and best practise examples.

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“…The role of a biorefinery in sustainable development displays a convergence of interests among scholars. In particular, there is a group of papers assessing broader topics on the economic, social and environmental impacts of biorefinery processes on the existing forest industry [15,[45][46][47]. In the same spirit, [33] explored the economic and environmental advantages arising from the improvement of the existing methods that applied for utilization of forest derived biomass for energy production.…”

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“…Moreover, the forest sector would contribute to the potential development of new bioeconomy (BE) products such as advanced biofuels, biotextiles, intelligent packaging and biochemicals [13]. The concepts of BE and CE are increasingly combined to describe a "circular bioeconomy" (CBE) that emphasizes the value retention for renewable resources and implies a more efficient management of biobased renewable resources by integrating circular economy principles into the bioeconomy [14,15].…”

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Exploring Environmental and Economic Costs and Benefits of a Forest-Based Circular Economy: A Literature Review

Lazaridou

Michailidis

Τρίγκας

2021

Forests

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The role of a forest sector in the transition to a circular economy (CE) is critical. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to summarize the main findings of the most important published articles and to provide insights on the interdisciplinary space at the interface of concepts related to a forest-based CE. Moreover, it attempts to assess the challenges raised from adopting the CE in forest sector. Through a systematic literature review, 69 scientific publications were selected and evaluated by two sights: (i) a descriptive analysis and (ii) a cluster analysis of the keywords related to the forest-based CE. The study highlights the need for additional survey on optimizing the interaction between forest ecosystem services and circular economy. Further discussion is also needed about the relations of the key factors associated with the forest-based circular economy, as they emerged from the cluster analysis and the co-occurrence network map.

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Do forest biorefineries fit with working principles of a circular bioeconomy? A case of Finnish and Swedish initiatives

Cited by 44 publications

References 67 publications

Bioeconomy imaginaries: A review of forest-related social science literature

Bioeconomy imaginaries: A review of forest-related social science literature

Developing and evaluating strategies to increase the material utilisation rate of hardwoods: a hybrid policy Delphi-SWOT analysis

Exploring Environmental and Economic Costs and Benefits of a Forest-Based Circular Economy: A Literature Review

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