{"id":91045,"date":"2026-10-01T01:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T00:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=91045"},"modified":"2026-09-30T10:54:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:54:41","slug":"the-uks-bioeconomy-a-case-for-building-growth-resilience-and-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/publication\/the-uks-bioeconomy-a-case-for-building-growth-resilience-and-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK\u2019s bioeconomy: a case for building growth, resilience and sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UK has one of Europe&rsquo;s largest bioeconomies, generating around &pound;325 billion in output and supporting 6.4 million jobs, yet its potential remains constrained by fragmented policy and investment. This report from <a class=\"link link--external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/earthcapitalnexus.org\/\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Earth Capital Nexus&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a> argues that the bioeconomy offers a framework for linking economic growth, regional development, resilience and nature recovery, while helping the UK capitalise on advances in areas such as engineering biology, biomanufacturing and bio-based materials. It assesses the current state of the UK&rsquo;s bioeconomy, identifies barriers to growth, and sets out a policy and finance agenda to unlock investment, strengthen regional clusters and support the transition to a nature-positive economy. With the UK set to hold the G20 Presidency in 2027 and the G7 Presidency in 2028, the report also highlights an opportunity to shape the emerging global bioeconomy agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><a class=\"link link--external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/earthcapitalnexus.org\/publication\/the-uks-bioeconomy-a-case-for-building-growth-resilience-and-sustainability\/\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">External link to report&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><p>This report from Earth Capital Nexus presents a framework for understanding the UK bioeconomy as an integrated system linking natural capital, established bio-dependent industries and frontier innovation.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":91046,"template":"","tags":[5371,219,1139,1047,437,106],"publication-type":[1682],"topic_area":[4689,4687],"class_list":["post-91045","publication","type-publication","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bioeconomy","tag-innovation","tag-investment","tag-nature","tag-uk","tag-uk-policy","publication-type-policy-publications","topic_area-financing-a-better-future","topic_area-protecting-the-environment"],"acf":{"exclude_from_sync":{"ref_value":"field_560538b0e7350","value":"0","type":false,"post_type":""},"show_translations_widget":{"ref_value":"field_6203d588c41e8","value":"0","type":false,"post_type":""},"downloads":{"ref_value":"field_52f16cc1a80f2","value":false,"type":"repeater","post_type":""},"rss_newsletter":{"ref_value":"field_54f5c2c1544d8","value":"","type":false,"post_type":""},"profile_link":{"ref_value":"field_52f164b5189e9","value":["pranav-shankar-kaundinya","mallika-magoon","shantanu-singh","tom-tayler"],"type":"relationship","post_type":"profile"},"spotlight":{"ref_value":"field_52f80896506d3","value":"","type":false,"post_type":""}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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