This year is the 10th anniversary of the Biomass Mandate, a research and monitoring task given to the JRC by European Commission services to deliver scientifically-robust assessments of biomass supply, demand and uses at both EU and global level.
To mark this important milestone, we will present the 10th-anniversary edition of the Biomass report, a rigorous piece of research that encompasses the state and uses of biomass at European level, and calls for concrete policy actions to stave off the depletion of our invaluable natural resources.
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Follow the event live on 15 September and take part in the discussion.
- agricultural policy | climate change policy | environmental policy
- Monday 15 September 2025, 16:00 - 18:15 (CEST)
- Belgium
- Live streaming available
Programme
- 15 Sep 2025, 16:00 - 16:05 (CEST)Welcome and housekeeping
Sarah Mubareka, Coordinator of 2025 JRC Biomass Report, Joint Research Centre
- 16:05 - 16:15 (CEST)Providing scientific evidence in uncertain times
Alessandra Zampieri, Director of Sustainable Resources, Joint Research Centre
- 16:15 - 16:25 (CEST)Why does biomass matter for our future?
James Morrison, Director of Healthy Planet, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD)
- 16:25 - 16:35 (CEST)The new EU Bioeconomy Strategy
Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea, Director of Competitive Circular Economy and Clean Industrial Policy, Directorate-General for the Environment
- 16:35 - 16:45 (CEST)The ecosystems behind biomass production
Greet Maenhout, Head of Unit, Forests and Bioeconomy, JRC
- 16:45 - 16:55 (CEST)Biomass: a supply chain perspective
Serenella Sala, Head of Unit, Land Resources and Supply Chain Assessments, JRC
- 17:00 - 17:40 (CEST)The role of biomass in our future - moderated panel discussion
Panellists:
- Marco Rupp, Deputy Executive Director, Bio-based Industries Consortium
- Daniela Thrän, Head of Department of Bioenergy, UFZ Centre for Environmental Research
- Magnus Nilsson, Independent environmental consultant, climate and forest policy analyst
- Sabaheta Ramčilović-Suominen, Associate Professor International Forest Policy and Governance, Natural Resources Institute Finland
(includes Q&A session, sli.do)
- 17:40 - 17:45 (CEST)Closing remarks
Alessandra Zampieri, Director of Sustainable Resources, JRC
Practical information
- When
- Monday 15 September 2025, 16:00 - 18:15 (CEST)
- Where
- CDMA Atrium, BrusselsBelgium
- Languages
- English
Description
There is a need to regenerate our ecosystems using innovative and management approaches that incorporate climate change adaptation, to ensure the longevity of biomass supply and to make the promise of a circular and bio-based economy a reality.
During this satellite event of the European R&I Days, the JRC will present its latest scientific data in its report on biomass production and uses and will host a panel discussion on the future needs of biological resources in the context of the upcoming EU Bioeconomy Strategy and the recent EU Life Sciences Strategy.
The report calls for a systems-level approach in policymaking to the overarching and complex topic of natural resource management.
The leading questions of the event will be
- What is the role of biomass in our future?
- How can we ensure the longevity of biomass production?
- How can we reconcile the different expectations of biomass that are present in the different pillars of the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy?