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Sustainability Criteria and Indicators for the Bio-Based Economy in Europe: State of Discussion and Way Forward

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ENERGIES
Volume 7, Issue 11, Pages 6825-6836

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MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/en7116825

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sustainability; criteria and indicators; biomass; bioenergy; bioeconomy

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  1. Biomass Policies project - European Union's Intelligent Energy Programme [IEE 12/835/SI2.645920]
  2. European Union's FP7-ENERGY Programme [608622]
  3. BioTrade2020+-Supporting a Sustainable European Bioenergy Trade Strategy under European Union's Intelligent Energy Programme [/13/577/S12.675534]

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There is a strong interest in the EU to promote the bioeconomy sector within the EU 2020 strategy. It is thus necessary to assure a sound sustainability framework. This paper reviews international and European sustainability initiatives mainly for biomass for bioenergy. The basic and advanced sustainability indicators are identified and described with particular attention to those points without agreement between stakeholders. Based on the state of the discussion, some suggestions to enhance the sustainable development of the bioeconomy sector are proposed.

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