Headline: Studying the Transition towards a Circular Bioeconomy - A Systematic Literature Review on Transition Studies and Existing Barriers

The European Commission’s strategic long-term vision for 2050, “A Clean Planet for All”, identifies the bioeconomy and the circular economy as key strategic areas for achieving a climate-neutral economy. Focus is given to the sustainability of biomass and the circularity of materials. However, in order to facilitate the transition toward a sustainable bio-based circular economy and to unlock its potential, strong accompanying measures are required. These should be designed based on a systematic understanding of transition drivers and barriers. This paper, after providing a systematic review of transition research on the circular bioeconomy, focuses on the identification and classification of transition barriers, clustering them into relevant categories. Moreover, it provides a comparison of the barriers identified by various frameworks.

Publication Year
2020
Publication Type
Academic Articles
Citation

Gottinger, A., Ladu, L., & Quitzow, R. (2020). Studying the Transition towards a Circular Bioeconomy - A Systematic Literature Review on Transition Studies and Existing Barriers. Sustainability, 12(21): 8990. doi:10.3390/su12218990.

DOI
10.3390/su12218990
Links
https://publications.rifs-potsdam.de/rest/items/item_6000532_10/component/file_…
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Projects involved
Politics and Governance of the Global Energy Transition