It was a great honour to have representatives of Bio-based Industries Consortium, Mr. Dirk Carrez and Mr. Marco Rupp, as well as representatives of The World Bank and Ministry of Agriculture at Bio Eco Energy Company (BEECO) Miscanthus x giganteus Nursery plantation.

Existing studies have calculated the domestically available potential for biomass for energy to be between 169 and 737 Mtoe each year in Europe from 2050 onwards (Cf. figure 1). A literature review concludes that the middle range potential of 406 Mtoe, which is around 24% of the total energy consumption in EU-28 in 2017, can be achieved by 2050 – considering different constraints (e.g. costs). This means that, compared to the actual 144 Mtoe used in 2017, the potential gives enough room to almost triple the amount of bioenergy in the EU-28 energy mix.

EU Council meeting expected to see joint declaration by eastern agriculture and research ministers – a rare effort at coordinated east European lobbying over research in Brussels.

We can’t take on climate change without properly pricing coal, oil, and natural gas. But it’s a huge political challenge.

International Finance Corporation, a sister organization of the World Bank and member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries. They leverage their products and services—as well as products and services of other institutions across the World Bank Group—to create markets that address the biggest development challenges of our time.

Air travel is booming, with the number of air passengers set to double over the next twenty years. Aviation demand is particularly evident in the Asia Pacific region, where growing economic wealth is opening new travel opportunities.