Industrial Biotechnology More than Green Fuel in a Dirty Economy?
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Exploring the transformational potential of industrial biotechnology on the way to a green economy Foreword 2 executive summary 3 rethinking the climate change challenge 4 doing more with less 5 doing more oF the right things 6 industrial biotechnologies' path to a low carbon economy 7 IMproved effIcIency 9 swItchIng to bIofuels 11 replacIng petrocheMIcals wIth bIobased MaterIal 13 closIng the loop 15 land use 17 elements oF a strategy For a biobased economy 19 reFerences 21 content
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