Bioeconomy and greenwashing
For a critique on the concept of bioeconomy in connection with greenwashing, see for example:
Birner, R. (2017): Bioeconomy Conceps. In: Lewandowski, I. (ed.): Bioeconomy. Shaping the Transition to a Sustainable, Biobased Economy. Cham: Springer, 17–38.
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (2009): Industrial Biotechnology. More than Green Fuel in a Dirty Economy? Exploring the Transformational Potential of Industrial Biotechnolog on the Way to a Green Economy. Online Version
Forschungs- und Dokumentationszentrum Chile-Lateinamerika e. V. (FDCL) / Lateinamerika Nachrichten e. V. (2015): Green Grabbing und Bioökonomie in Lateinamerika. Land, Wald und Wasser im Visier von Klimaschutz und Profit. Lateinamerika Nachrichten Dossier 13, LN 498. Online Version (German)
Franz-Theo Gottwald and Anita Krätzer provide a prominent critique of the bioeconomy concept in the German-speaking area in their book “Irrweg Bioökonomie”. Although the authors do not make the accusation of greenwashing conceptually and explicitly, their criticism can be read in this sense. For more information, see:u:
Gottwald, F.-T. / Krätzer, A. (2014): Irrweg Bioökonomie. Kritik an einem totalitären Ansatz. Berlin: Suhrkamp, esp. 88–96. (German)