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MOOC Economics and Policies in a Biobased Economy
Lead your company to make the switch to biobased resources and build a profitable sustainable business. Learn how to deal with the economics and policies governing this transition and the implementation and learn how to measure the outcome.
Why follow this course?
Are you responsible for dealing with the economics and policies governing the transition- and implementation of biobased products and resources? Join the course Economics and Policies in a Biobased Economy and discover the whole value chain from Research & Development, over application, processing, retailing and final demand. Learn how the value chain and the rents and their distribution along the chain are affected by policies. Examples such as the benefits and costs of developing, cultivating, and marketing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will be discussed extensively.
Upgrade your knowledge about the recent trends in the circular economy and in sustainable business. Know how to measure adoption and environmental benefits, learn about the benefits and costs and the distribution of sustainable products, market power, approval processes, supply chain, guiding policies and the current social debate.
In order to produce food in a sustainable way for an additional 2 billion people by 2050, a business-as-usual approach will not be sufficient. This is especially true in the face of climate change and other forces threatening natural resources like biodiversity, land and water that are essential for food production and agriculture, including forestry and fisheries. To meet these challenges, science and the application of biotechnologies as well as conventional technologies will play a key role.
What you will learn
- Explain the economic issues and policies affecting the biobased economy at the EU and international level
- Identify the important factors driving the development of the circular bio-economy
- Assess the development of the circular bio-economy from an economic perspective
MicroMaster® programme Economics and Policies for a Circular Bio-Economy
The MicroMasters programme Economics and Policies for a Circular Bio-Economy consists of series of 3 courses and a final capstone project, designed to help you develop the skills needed to seize opportunities and embrace the transition from a fossil-based economy to a biobased one.
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