1、Accelerating the Global Transition to a Bio-based Economy:The Strategic Role of PolicyW H I T E P A P E RS E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 4Images:Getty Images 2024 World Economic Forum.All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,including photo

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3、facilitated and endorsed by the World Economic Forum but whose results do not necessarily represent the views of the World Economic Forum,nor the entirety of its Members,Partners or other stakeholders.ContentsForewordExecutive summaryIntroduction1 Streamlining regulation:The role of policy in unlock

4、ing the promise of genomics and human health2 Scaling sustainable alternatives:The role of policy in delivering sustainable alternatives for hard-to-abate industries3 Commercialization and adoption:The role of policy in shaping sustainable food and agricultural systemsConclusionContributorsEndnotes3

5、4561015202122Accelerating the Global Transition to a Bio-based Economy:The Strategic Role of Policy 2ForewordThe blending of the digital,physical and biological worlds is reshaping society.Policy is at the forefront:for decades,policy has been structuring the responsible transition of biology into a

6、 commercial technology.As tools evolve to more reliably harness biology,the interplay between policy and innovation has never been more important to safeguard the human-centred transition to a resilient,bio-based economy.Although not always recognized,this interplay is not new:effective policies hav