SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2021 AT NULES OF UKRAINE UNITES THE YOUTH

May 5, 2021
NULES of Ukraine

   A Science festival is held annually at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NULES). This year, students of the Faculty of Agricultural Management joined the event with the goal to exchange and share knowledge and information. The Educational and Scientific Laboratory of Economic theory and Bioeconomy staff organized practices in accordance with the educational programme of Economics. Mainstream topics of bioeconomy development in Ukraine and in the world were investigated.
   Sustainable Development Goals – 2030 were represented by 1st year student of agriculture management faculty Alina Zherebko, 3rd group of Marketing. In September 2015 the 70th session of the UN General Assembly in New York hosted the UN Sustainable Development Summit, which approved new development targets. The final document from the summit, ‘Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’, identified 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 supporting targets. Like other UN Member States, Ukraine joined the global process of sustainable development.

   The EU plans to halve harmful emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. If everything succeeds, there will be no greenhouse gas emissions in Europe by 2050, and economic growth will be linked to the use of renewable energy sources. European Green Deal was researched by Kryvtsun Viktoria. Сlean energy creating opportunities for the development of alternative renewable energy sources, production support for sustainable and eco-friendly production methods, construction development of environmentally friendly building, sustainable mobility transition to sustainable and eco-friendly modes of transport.
   Ukraine also joins EU initiatives to overcome the consequences of climate change. The Ministry of energy has already presented the Сoncept of adapting the Ukrainian energy system to the "green" transition. Ukraine is holding consultations with representatives of the EU and the European Energy Union on the effective implementation of this concept.

   Globally, we are facing an increasingly greater challenge of supplying enough food, water and energy. The world's population is expected to increase from 7 billion in 2012 to more than 9 billion in 2050. Food demand is expected to increase by 70 percent. And it's estimated that the annual food waste in the EU is 180 kilos per person. Tymofii Kuzmenko was telling that green and economic growth are not contradictions. Further growth is expected from direct and indirect public and private investments in all parts of the Bioeconomy.

   We all depend on nature for our food, air, water, energy and raw materials. Nature and biodiversity make life possible, provide health and social benefits and drive our economy. Healthy ecosystems can also help us cope with the impacts of climate change. More than half of the world's GDP - some €40 trillion - depends on nature. There are 3 key economic sectors: construction, agriculture, food and drink. These sectors are all highly dependent on nature, and they generate more than €7 trillion. Mazur Iryna, 1st year student of Management group, concluded that common efforts for biodiversity conservation are required.

   Today, it is important to apply value chains, as they help increase the efficiency of the business, so it can provide the greatest value at the lowest possible cost. Value chains within animal-based production may require special attention to issues such as: positive and negative interactions between livestock and the environment, the specific role of women and children in livestock management, quality along the food chain and animal welfare. Therefore it is necessary to follow: animal health; breeding techniques; animal housing, reduction of environmental load & milking winning techniques; economy and farm management; animal nutrition; forage production; system innovations. Kolomiiets Olha, 1st year student of Management group, concluded that to ensure quality, livestock products can provide special processing facilities and infrastructure, such facilities can be important components of the value chain and can involve actors needed to manage livestock networks.

   The European Union a bioeconomy strategy together with an action plan called Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe. Anastasiia Viniichuk presented the actuality of the Bioeconomy development in Ukraine.

   Mehdi Ahokhash researched the latest developments in bioeconomy policy in different countries and setting directions for the future, guiding principles for international policy.

   Oleksandra Kamynina lighted up the features of bioresources used for producing products with high added value, which is becoming more and more important in the context of biotechonomy. It is because of this reason that formulators are researching to create innovative, novel biomaterials with a reduced carbon footprint to reinvent coatings and other materials with a greener approach.

   The Farm to Fork Strategy is a new comprehensive approach to how Europeans value food sustainability. It is an opportunity to improve lifestyles, health, and the environment. The creation of a favourable food environment that makes it easier to choose healthy and sustainable diets will benefit consumers’ health and quality of life, and reduce health-related costs for society. Andriy Levchenko described the current situation and the COVID-19 pandemic influence on the Commission plan for ensuring food supply and food security. The EU will support the global transition to sustainable agri-food systems through its trade policies and international cooperation instruments.
   Sasha Semenova underlined that a biorefinery is a facility that integrates biomass conversion processes and equipment to produce fuels, power, and value-added chemicals from biomass. Biorefinery is analogous to today’s petroleum refinery, which produces multiple fuels and products from petroleum. By producing several products, a biorefinery takes advantage of the various components in biomass and their intermediates, therefore maximizing the value derived from the biomass feedstock.
   Biofuel is a type of renewable energy source derived from microbial, plant, or animal materials. Opportunities for the production of biofuels are constantly growing by finding new technological solutions. There is a wide choice technological capability for the use of alternative energy, - summarized Riabchevska Anastasia.
   Novikova Sofia reported on the European Climate Law, highlighting the topic of climate neutrality, ways to achieve it and Ukraine's position on this law.
   Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking is specialized in maximizing the potential of the bio-based economy in Europe – using innovative technologies to turn biological waste into greener products. BIC hosts a unique mix of sectors including agriculture, agro-food, technology providers, forest-based sector, chemicals and energy. To date, BIC has 70 full industrial members and over 100 associate members. And it is still growing. With 11 flagship first-of-their-kind biorefineries funded across Europe, BBI JU is demonstrating the essential role of bio-based industries in the green recovery of Europe. Kozachuk Olexandra, 1st year student of Management group, concluded that BBI need to develop and involve more people and countries in their organization, this will help to improve the environmental situation in the world. Ukraine must also take an active part in creating a better world and must consider creating its own bioplants.
   The release of excess CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels and other human activity has disrupted the Earth’s natural carbon cycle and climate system to the point where human civilization and the entire biosphere is now threatened. If we were to halt all greenhouse gas emissions tomorrow, we would still be locked into many destructive consequences of climate change - such as a potential release of large amounts of methane and CO2 from warming soils, rapidly rising sea levels, and widespread habitat destruction. The spread of infectious diseases, increased risk to national security and global stability would be guaranteed. New technologies and proven methods of carbon capture and removal, coupled with the relatively new practice of using the emissions we capture, present us with an exciting opportunity to effectively deal with the immediate and worsening climate crisis in an economically viable way. Olexander Bogdaniyk thinks that we must now correct the problems that we've caused. Carbon capture, utilization and storage, or CCUS, is an important emissions reduction technology that can be applied across the energy system.
   Carbon markets aim to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG, or “carbon”) emissions cost-effectively by setting limits on emissions and enabling the trading of emission units, which are instruments representing emission reductions. By putting a price on carbon emissions, carbon market mechanisms, as well as other carbon pricing mechanisms such as carbon taxes, help to internalize the environmental and social costs of carbon pollution, encouraging investors and consumers to choose lower-carbon paths. Yastrebinska Maria characterised two main categories of carbon markets: Emissions Trading Systems (ETSs) and a new voluntary scheme.
   Maria Bielozerskykh researched an example of bio-based chemicals using climate influence and energy security. The development of this innovation has ahead policy in several aspects that have societal concerns. More responsible and opportune regulation would improve the assessment of the qualities of new products – renewable, biobased does not necessarily mean environmental friendly. The market created by the substantial policy support for bioenergy could keep the innovation and market born of new chemicals as more biomass is diverted towards bioenergy.
   Olga Skots, a first-year student of agricultural management, said that the role of the bioeconomy based on the use of biotechnology, both in Ukraine and around the world is very important and significant, as it is a high-tech part of the economy that provides opportunities not only to improve energy efficiency, reuse of waste, development of renewable energy which is based on biomass, as well as the production of new food and the development of medical technologies. Currently, the population of our planet is expected to reach 9 billion by 2030, which, according to preliminary estimates, will create a need to increase by 50% food, 45% energy and 30% water. Resources will always be limited, so it is important to use biotechnology to provide humanity with everything it needs.
   Maksym Soloshenko represented an example of the development of the bio-based economy in North West Europe (NWE). Partnership includes organizations from five different countries. Innovation coupons for SME’s are a central part of this project. This allows your business to assess the feasibility of taking an bio-based idea or a technology into industrial production. The Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant provided testing and production facilities from laboratory scale to multi-ton semi-industrial scales, not only technological know-how, but also cost- assessment or barrier analysis.
   The need to survive is an extraordinary thing. Kucheruk Anastasiia highlighted the topic of biochemistry, why it exists and how it affects our lives. Biochemistry seeks to answer biological and biochemical questions using chemical methods. Generalizations of biochemistry help to shed light on the evolution of the organic world and the question of the origin of life on Earth. Advances in biochemistry are used in medicine (clinical biochemistry), agriculture (zootechnical biochemistry and agrobiochemistry) and in the food and chemical-pharmaceutical industries (technical biochemistry). Now it has developed comprehensively and is used in almost all industries.
   Shada Radjabu Jeancy paid attention to the future bio-based market development. Despite their successful application in several industries cosmetics, solvents, inks, and other standard products, bio-based chemicals still have a limited market share and investor interest. Biochemicals constitute a key sector in the bioeconomy, but their future expansion depends on biomass availability. Therefore, while it is important to use biomass and grow a bio-based economy, displacing the unsustainable petroleum basis of energy and chemical production, any resource must be used effectively to reduce waste.
 

Olena Koval,

Head of the Laboratory,

PhD in Economics

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