<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Giving due consideration to sustainability, the new concept of bioeconomy has faced strong support from international policymakers, changing the way the economy is currently working. And it does not involve only the replacement of fossil feedstock with bio-based fuels, but also acquiring value from waste and bringing to light the resource efficiency that can lead to a smooth transition from a linear to a circular economy. This paper aims to track the EU states movement in implementing the bioeconomy best practices by building clusters based on their progress in adapting their industries to the new requirements. To make this possible, we created two scenarios for recording the evolution of the energy industry in 27 countries: the first one that groups them according to the fossil-fuel sources, and the second one based on renewable resources. Our results revealed that the biomass tends to be used as a complementary source and not a substitute, in comparison to the traditional fuels. Same actors keep the leading positions in both scenarios, making us believe that they may face strong challenges in reaching the European Commission goals. Thus, the present study emphasizes the need to develop highly efficient policies for all EU members to keep the same path.</p></abstract>

Giving due consideration to sustainability, the new concept of bioeconomy has faced strong support from international policymakers, changing the way the economy is currently working. And it does not involve only the replacement of fossil feedstock with bio-based fuels, but also acquiring value from waste and bringing to light the resource efficiency that can lead to a smooth transition from a linear to a circular economy. This paper aims to track the EU states movement in implementing the bioeconomy best practices by building clusters based on their progress in adapting their industries to the new requirements. To make this possible, we created two scenarios for recording the evolution of the energy industry in 27 countries: the first one that groups them according to the fossil-fuel sources, and the second one based on renewable resources. Our results revealed that the biomass tends to be used as a complementary source and not a substitute, in comparison to the traditional fuels. Same actors keep the leading positions in both scenarios, making us believe that they may face strong challenges in reaching the European Commission goals. Thus, the present study emphasizes the need to develop highly efficient policies for all EU members to keep the same path.

Looking ahead - from fossil fuel to a circular bioeconomy in Europe. Evolution and behaviour

The Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Statistics

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Giving due consideration to sustainability, the new concept of bioeconomy has faced strong support from international policymakers, changing the way the...

Looking ahead - from fossil fuel to a circular bioeconomy in Europe. Evolution and behaviour

Published Online: May 31, 2021

Page range: 251 - 261

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/icas-2021-0022

Keywords
bioeconomy, circular economy, biomass, fossil fuels, cluster analysis, Horizon 2020, bioenergy

© 2021 Gheorghe Zaman et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Looking ahead - from fossil fuel to a circular bioeconomy in Europe. Evolution and behaviour

Published Online: May 31, 2021

Page range: 251 - 261

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/icas-2021-0022

Keywordsbioeconomy, circular economy, biomass, fossil fuels, cluster analysis, Horizon 2020, bioenergy

© 2021 Gheorghe Zaman et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
bioeconomy, circular economy, biomass, fossil fuels, cluster analysis, Horizon 2020, bioenergy