Abstract
Knowledge-based and innovative bioeconomy is a cornerstone for achieving the goals of the European Green Deal. Due to its comprehensive coverage, bioeconomy performance is challenging to assess unambiguously. This paper presents the results of a cross-country comparison of 22 EU countries applying the Complex Bioeconomy Sustainability Index for 2012–2018. Results were compared with results of the TOPSIS multi-criteria decision-making method on national bioeconomy strategies in Finland, France, Spain, Italy, Ireland, and Latvia. The research aims to combine a quantitative assessment of bioeconomy output indicators with a qualitative evaluation of bioeconomy strategies of EU Member States.
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This research is funded by the Latvian Council of Science, project Bioeconomy in the shade of Green Deal (BioDeal), project No. lzp-2020/2-0321.
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Dolge, K., Balode, L., Laktuka, K. et al. A Comparative Analysis of Bioeconomy Development in European Union Countries. Environmental Management 71, 215–233 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-022-01751-3
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Keywords
- Bioeconomy
- Indicators
- Multi-criteria
- European Green Deal
- Circular economy