Congratulations to Dr. Mingzhou Jin and Professor Idiano D’Adamo on the launch of Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy. 

This new Elsevier journal addresses both the general theme of “cleaner production” and the more specific one of “circular bioeconomy.” It examines sustainable bioresource use on both the production and consumption sides. It is widely believed that the bioeconomy is a solution for global sustainability, and CLCB focuses specifically on the sustainability of the bioeconomy itself. The term ‘bioeconomy’ describes the economic activities that use biotechnologies and biomass in the production of goods, services, or energy. Even though biomass is a renewable resource, its production often involves a great deal of land use and water consumption, while its transportation and conversion consume a lot of energy, produce carbon emissions, and introduce pollution. 

CLCB is interested in receiving submissions from areas that can contribute to a cleaner and circular bioeconomy, including agriculture; forestry; fishing and aquaculture; production, distribution, and consumption of food; manufacturing and logistics of biomass; biofuel and bioproducts; sustainable consumption of bioproducts and bioenergy; reuse, recycling and upcycling of bioproducts; bio-based services; policies and business models promoting a sustainable bioeconomy; and education and culture for a cleaner and circular bioeconomy. See Elsevier’s website for details and information about Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy.