● Enforceable
○ Provides minimum incentives needed for reasonable compliance
○ Able to be monitored and policed effectively
○ Fairly and consistently enforced
European Commission Bioeconomy in 2050 : Four Foresight Scenarios - EU Science Hub
The European Commission ’ s 2020 Strategic Foresight Report mentions the potential of a sustainable bioeconomy to transform Europe ’ s agricultural and industrial base and create new jobs , whilst enhancing our natural resources and ecosystems .
The scenarios describe plausible alternative narratives of the bioeconomy in 2050 , based on the multiple drivers that can affect its future , and their interplay , and depending on the realisation of specific boundary conditions . Each scenario describes the world , Europe and the bioeconomy in 2050 and to what extent each scenario would contribute to the objectives of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and to selected United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ).
● Scenario ‘ Do it for us ’: A consistent and coherent set of policies is designed , and implemented to foster radical change in the supply systems , but society resists significant changes in demand ( consumption ) away from Business As Usual ( BAU ).
● Scenario ‘ Do it together ’: Both the political system and society are aligned to achieve the climate-neutrality goal and the SDGs . Businesses quickly adapt and are part of the change . The transformative process includes all actors .
● Scenario ‘ Do it ourselves ’: The political system shows an incapacity to implement significant climate and SDG policies . However , consumers change their attitudes and behaviour under the thrust of increasingly influential social movements and the aftermath of a series of dramatic crises . Subsequently , the resulting change in demand ( both patterns and levels ) drives the supply system to adapt .
● Scenario ‘ Do what is unavoidable ’: Lifestyles do not change significantly from BAU patterns ( but consumption levels rise ), and the political system is not able or supportive to implement / enforce proactive policies , limiting itself to adopt — with some delay — measures in reaction to crises .
Bioeconomy includes all economic and industrial sectors that rely on renewable biological resources from land and sea , such as crops , forests , fish , animals and micro-organisms to produce food , materials , energy and services .
It makes up an important part of the EU economy , generating 4.7 % of the gross domestic product ( GDP ) and employing 8.9 % of the labour force in the EU-27 in 2017 . The 2018 EU Bioeconomy Strategy aims to develop a circular , sustainable bioeconomy for Europe , strengthening the connection between economy , society , and environment .
It addresses global challenges such as meeting the SDGs set by the United Nations and the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement . A circular , sustainable bioeconomy can be a core instrument for the Green Deal in the post- COVID-19 era , making the EU more sustainable and competitive .
Inter-Governmental Forum on Chemical Safety ( IFCS ) – World Bank
The IFCS was created in 1994 in response to a recommendation in Agenda 21 . It is a noninstitutional consensus-based arrangement that meets every three years to co-ordinate international activities on the sound management of chemicals and address the needs identified in the six UNCED priority programme areas .
Representatives of Governments , IGOs and NGOs address all aspects of assessing and managing chemicals and provide policy guidance and recommendations to Governments , IGOs , NGOs and international associations that are involved in chemicals issues . IFCS has neither the mandate nor the resources to implement recommendations . Between IFCS meetings , a
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