Regulation
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Give bio-based products in the EU a chance
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The European Bioplastics organisation gave me a heads-up on this. interesting development about the EU’s Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) method, which can help companies calculate their environmental performance based on reliable, verifiable and comparable information, and for other actors (public…
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Biofuel, Bioplastic, Biorefinery, Clean technology, Company initiatives, Energy, Environment, Feedstock, Government, Investments, R&D, RegulationUSA launches National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative
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I just came back from a 10-day holiday off (the longest vacation time I’ve had in years), and I promised myself not to check my emails, not to blog and not to check any work-related social media. It was tough…
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Admin, Conference, Feedstock, Government, Investments, Opinion, Presentation, R&D, Regulation, studies and reports, Tecnon OrbiChemBIOECONOMY: Poised At A Historic Crossroads
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Unfortunately, it is getting harder for me to blog with my workload at Tecnon OrbiChem so I am happy to share this Bioeconomy post that our marketing has put up on the TOC blog site based on my presentation in…
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Support the COMPOST Act
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The Plant Based Products Council (PBPC) are calling for everyone to support the Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion of Sustainable Techniques (COMPOST) Act recently introduced in the House of Representatives by Reps. Julia Brownley (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), and…
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Not all carbon emissions are equal?
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I’ve been following the Biogenic CO2 Coalition for the past year which was formed by several agricultural trade groups to persuade the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to refrain from regulating CO2 emissions from the use of annual crops the…
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The Great Reset: A Post-Covid19 Bioeconomy Agenda
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I just learned from my social media networks that today is apparently #WorldEnvironmentDay so let me share this very interesting initiative called the Great Reset launched jointly on June 3 in a virtual meeting by the World Economic Forum and…
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BIO’s Plastics for Tomorrow Infographics
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Here’s an interesting infographics from the BIO organization called “Plastics for Tomorrow’ noting that more than ever we have to be vigilant on growing plastic pollution and how we must invest in environmentally friendly alternatives like bioplastics that are biodegradable…