The green transition on the agenda when the Riksdag hosts interparliamentary conference on circular bioeconomy
Published 16 February 2023 | On 20 February, the Riksdag will arrange a digital conference on circular bioeconomy. During the conference, parliamentarians mainly from the national parliaments of the EU member states and from the European Parliament will meet not only to discuss challenges and difficulties posed by a circular bioeconomy but also above all to highlight good examples and innovations.
The conference will be led by Emma Nohrén (Green Party), who is the Chair of the Committee on Environment and Agriculture.
The conference on circular bioeconomy is being held within the framework of the Riksdag’s part of the Swedish Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers – the parliamentary dimension.
Challenges and solutions on the road to a circular bioeconomy
The agenda includes the question of what role a circular bioeconomy is to play in the realisation of the European Green Deal and what is needed to enable circular business models to develop more easily. At the meeting, the next step in realising the EU’s Bioeconomy Strategy from 2018 is to be discussed.
The conference will be led by Emma Nohrén (Green Party), who is the Chair of the Committee on Environment and Agriculture.
“In circular bioeconomy, we use renewable raw materials from forests, the earth and the sea, instead of fossil fuels and materials. It is important that we get these solutions in place, as our ecosystems are increasingly under pressure. In our conference, not only will we discuss the challenges, but above all we will also highlight good examples and solutions”, says Emma Nohrén.
The Riksdag to arrange eight conferences during the EU Presidency
Sweden is holding the Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers in January–June 2023. Within the framework of the parliamentary dimension of the Presidency, the Riksdag is arranging eight conferences and meetings during this period, in which members of the national parliaments of the EU member states and of the European Parliament are participating and discussing various matters. The conferences are part of continuing cooperation between the parliaments, also known as interparliamentary cooperation in the EU.
Webcasts
The conference can be followed live and on-demand via the Riksdag webcast service on 20 February. The broadcast will start at 9.30 a.m.
More information
- About Conference on circular bioeconomy on the website for the Riksdag’s part of the EU Presidency
- About interparliamentary cooperation on the Riksdag website
- About exchange of information between national parliaments and the European Parliament on the IPEX website
- Follow the Conferences on Twitter: #parleu2023se
Contact person for the media
- Nina Liljeqvist, Committee Secretary, Committee on Environment and Agriculture, email: nina.liljeqvist@riksdagen.se
- The Riksdag Administration’s Press Service +46 8 786 62 00