Carbon Management: Bioeconomy and Beyond' is prepared under the aegis of the OECD Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP). This work was enabled by a Steering Group selected by delegates to the Working Party on Biotechnology, Nanotechnology and Converging Technologies (BNCT). The current members of the Steering Group are: Alexander Pogany, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Austria; Sabine Jung-Waclik, Brimatech Services, Austria; Stefanie Prenner, Brimatech Services, Austria; Jennifer Littlejohns, National Research Council Canada, Andrew Klain, Natural Resources Canada; Greg Rampley, Natural Resources Canada; Pascal Maigne, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation, France; Stefan Lampel, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Germany; Fabio Fava, School of Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy; Shingo Sogabe, Cabinet Office, Japan; Yoshiyuki Fujishima, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan; Yeon Jin Chung, National Nanotechnology Policy Center, Korea Institute of Material Science, Korea; Ki tae Park, Konkuk University, Korea; Elvia Ramírez Cabrera, National Council for Science and Technology, Mexico; Carlo Andrés Altamirano Allende, National Council for Science and Technology, Mexico; Thomas Malla, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Norway; Ole Jørgen Marvik, Innovation Norway, Norway; Luís Viseu Melo, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; Richard Kitney, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; Mary Maxon, Department of Energy, United States (currently on secondment to Biofutures, Schmidt Futures); Adria Schwarber, Department of State, United States; Jay Fitzgerald, Department of Energy, United States; Richard Johnson, Global Helix LLC (BIAC).
This publication is a collaborative effort coordinated by the Science and Technology Policy (STP) Division of the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology, and Innovation (DSTI). The report was prepared by James Philp from the DSTI, under the guidance of Alessandra Colecchia, Head of the STP Division. It includes significant contributions from Ole J. Marvik of Innovation Norway. Valuable comments and edits were provided by David Winickoff and Jens Lundsgaard from the OECD. Sylvain Fraccola served as the overall coordinator, and Halle Hill as the administrative coordinator. Blandine Serve coordinated statistical inputs.
The cover image, designed by Brage Marvik of Lumar AS, aims to depict the dynamic interaction between available carbon resources – specifically bio-based carbon and recycled carbon – and the renewable energy necessary for carbon upgrading and recycling.
The work was supported by the following international events:
Carbon management policies webinars on “Global practices in sustainability indicators and assessment”, October 2020
G20-OECD workshop: “Bioeconomy in the G20 and OECD countries: sharing and comparing the existing national strategies and policies for co-designing more effective Bioeconomy governance mechanisms and monitoring systems”, July 2021
“Carbon management and policies towards 2050”, October 2021
Ecomondo/OECD workshop: “Transition towards carbon neutrality”, November 2022
OECD Green Growth & Sustainable Development Forum, “Green innovation and the impact of economic shocks”, Panel on: Innovation in bio-economy sectors for a circular economy GGSD event, November 2022
Inputs from the IEA/Biofuture Platform on its work leading up to the Green Energy Ministerial, September 2022.
Sixteen case studies were received and are summarised in Chapter 5.