Transformation scenarios towards a low-carbon bioeconomy in Austria

Kalt, Gerald; Baumann, Martin; Lauk, Christian; Kastner, Thomas; Kranzl, Lukas; Schipfer, Fabian; Lexer, Manfred J.; Rammer, Werner; Schaumberger, A.; Schriefl, Ernst

doi:10.1016/j.esr.2016.09.004

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“…Although the strategy papers of Austria and Sweden are relatively close to that quadrant, they still do not embrace the necessity of stringent sufficiency measures that is suggested by biophysical model results. The vision of "Eco-Growth" is hardly popular in Austria and is, more importantly, not considered a viable scenario in the biophysical modelling exercise [68]. Nevertheless, it has been identified as one of three visions of the bioeconomy in academic literature by Bugge et al [10].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To further enrich the discussion of techno-political options for a transition to a sustainable bioeconomy, we therefore add the perspective of biophysical modelling, using the future bioeconomy of Austria as a case study. We present scenario results from a complex system model [68] that was generated for the research project "BioTransform.at" (Funded by the Austrian Climate Research Programme (ACRP), Project number B368631, 2014-2016. ), of which this article also forms part.…”

Section: Modelling a Low-carbon Bioeconomy For Austria-what Are The Omentioning

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Abstract:To date the concept of the bioeconomy-an economy based primarily on biogenic instead of fossil resources-has largely been associated with visions of "green growth" and the advancement of biotechnology and has been framed from within an industrial perspective. However, there is no consensus as to what a bioeconomy should effectively look like, and what type of society it would sustain. In this paper, we identify different types of narratives constructed around this concept and carve out the techno-political implications they convey. We map these narratives on a two-dimensional option space, which allows for a rough classification of narratives and their related imaginaries into four paradigmatic quadrants. We draw the narratives from three different sources: (i) policy documents of national and supra-national authorities; (ii) stakeholder interviews; and (iii) scenarios built in a biophysical modelling exercise. Our analysis shows that there is a considerable gap between official policy papers and visions supported by stakeholders. At least in the case of Austria there is also a gap between the official strategies and the option space identified through biophysical modelling. These gaps testify to the highly political nature of the concept of the bioeconomy and the diverging visions of society arising from it.

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“…Considering the environmental dimension, two strands prevail in the literature: (a) the environmental impact caused by bioeconomy development (Budzinski et al, 2017;Cristóbal et al, 2016) and (b) the consumption and potential of biomass (Kalt et al, 2016;Philp, 2018;Scarlat et al, 2015;Woźniak & Twardowski, 2018). Focusing on weak sustainability implies that the most important environmental indicators to be considered are contribution of bioeconomy to the reduction of environmental pollution, waste generation, and nonrenewable resource consumption.…”

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“…Various negative aspects of biomass production have been documented (Marchetti et al, 2015;Ramcilovic-Suominen & Pülzl, 2018;Scarlat et al, 2015). The promotion of bioeconomy induces an increased demand for bio-resources and an increasing pressure on land (Kalt et al, 2016). According to forecasts, the global demand for biomass will double by 2050 and, in the EU, the demand will increase by nearly 50% (Bell et al, 2018;Pitkänen et al, 2015).…”

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The implementation of bioeconomy is important in seeking to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Thus, in recent years, more attention is focused on sustainable bioeconomy. Referring to weak and strong sustainability approaches, many authors stated that bioeconomy is related only to weak sustainability, but this study provides a framework for policy makers that allows the definition and implementation of the bioeconomy based on the strong sustainability approach. Furthermore, researchers evaluating bioeconomy implementation conventionally encompassed the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of the impact of bio‐products; however, they did not consider the strong sustainability approach. Strong sustainability additionally requires not crossing ecological thresholds and, thus, implies consideration of planetary boundaries. Therefore, the inclusion of land footprint and biocapacity measures in the bioeconomy strategy, verifying that the land footprint does not exceed the level of biocapacity, is essential for the creation of a strongly sustainable bioeconomy. This study embarks on the definition of the bioeconomy based on strong sustainability and contributes to the discussion about bioeconomy implementation in the context of sustainable development.

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“…To achieve the set goals it is essential to evaluate the country's potential in the main sectors of economy by analysing inputs and outputs of production. To ensure food security and resource efficiency the EU has set a goal to establish a bioeconomy until 2050 (Kalt et al, 2016). Therefore EU countries have analysed their own potentials and opportunities in establishing bioeconomy such as Germany (Efken et al, 2016), Austria (Kalt et al, 2016), The Netherlands (Heijman, 2016), and some have launched bioeconomy initiatives including France, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden and Finland (Loiseau et al, 2016).…”

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Transformation scenarios towards a low-carbon bioeconomy in Austria

Cited by 34 publications

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A Transition to Which Bioeconomy? An Exploration of Diverging Techno-Political Choices

A Transition to Which Bioeconomy? An Exploration of Diverging Techno-Political Choices

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A business model in agricultural production in Serbia, developing towards sustainability

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