All experts agree: We must stop using fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas as soon as possible. But what comes after that? How can we produce all the things that have become indispensable for us – for example plastics – from renewable raw materials?

Dr. Michael Gass, the founder and managing director of Biowert, is a member of the Bioeconomy Expert Council. The committee was founded two years ago to explore opportunities for the bioeconomy in Bavaria. The first results were now presented to the public at a conference in Munich.

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