Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2024, 70(5):199-206 | DOI: 10.17221/195/2023-AGRICECON

The European Union’s circular bioeconomy: What do the indicators tell us?Original Paper

Maximilian Kardung, Dušan Drabik
Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands

Prior studies have noted the importance of measurement tools that track the contributions of the circular bioeconomy and other developments towards sustainable development. In this study, we examined the EU-27 as a whole and found that its circular bioeconomy, measured by the 41 indicators we used, generally progressed over the period 2004–2021. Research and development personnel and Persons employed in circular economy sectors were ranked as the most progressing indicators over the studied period, together with Patent applications to the European Patent Office, which supports the idea that the circular bioeconomy uses novel technologies and requires research to develop them.

Keywords: biomass; development; framework; pattern; sustainable

Received: June 9, 2023; Revised: March 20, 2024; Accepted: March 25, 2024; Prepublished online: May 9, 2024; Published: May 29, 2024  Show citation

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