BIOINNOVATION STRATEGIC AGENDA 1
- 1 - STRATEGIC A GEND A Increased consumption of
resources demands renewable raw materials The climate challenge is strongly linked to society's increasing consumption of resources. According to the OECD, global material use is expected to more than double between 2011 and 2060.1 However, the Earth's resources are finite – the exception being bio-based resources that are renewed through photosynthesis. We cannot increase the surface of the earth, but we can sustainably increase the growth of bio-based resources. The need for renewable and bio-based products has never been greater than it is today. 4