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Directorate “Healthy Planet”, European Commission

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Bell at the “A New Era of Blue Enlightenment” event, 2017

The European Commission is composed of 56 departments and executive agencies.[1]. Iliana Ivanova is the Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth portfolio. Marc Lemaître is the Director General to provide overall strategic orientation and management of Directorate-General for Research & Innovation, within the framework set by the Directorate’s-General mission statement and annual work programme.

Dr John Bell is the "Healthy Planet" Director in DG Research & Innovation, leading the European Green Deal research and innovation transitions on Climate Change, Oceans and Arctic, Water, Bioeconomy, Food Systems, Environment and Biodiversity, Nature-based Solutions, Earth Observation, Circular Economy, and Bio-based systems.

The European Green Deal

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Besides, Research and Innovation is driving the transformative change for the Green Deal incorporation, leading the Green Deal Research & Innovation[2] on the European Green Deal, now going through the European Green Deal EUR 1 billion call[2].

Horizon Europe Missions - Innovation in delivering moonshot type of impact

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Galway Statement celebratory event, 2023

Bell has launched, led and developed EU Green Deal Missions[3] for Oceans and Waters[4] with Mission Chair Pascal Lamy and Climate Adaptation[5] with Connie Hedegaard from 2019 to 2021, and Cities[6] with Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz.

EU missions are a commitment to solve major societal challenges. Horizon Europe delivers missions as a portfolio of excellence-based and impact-driven R&I actions across disciplines and sectors, intended to achieve within a set timeframe

Sustainable Policy Innovation - Bioeconomy

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Bell has led and developed the EU Bioeconomy policy[7] from 2014 to date.

Chair/Vice Chair of the EU Governing Board Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE) public-private partnership

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CBE funds projects advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe. He has been Chair (2022-2023) and Vice-Chair of the EU Governing Board of EUR 2 billion Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE)[8] public-private partnership with industry. He leads the deployment of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy[9] together with the Chair Rob Beekers[10], Director of New Business Development at Cargill Bio-Industrial Group[11]. The Governing Board is the main decision-making body of CBE Joint Undertaking (JU). It supervises the implementation of the CBE JU’s objectives[12], adopts its Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA)[13] as well as its yearly work programme and budget[14], and approves the annual activity report[14].

Innovation International Ocean Research Cooperation - All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance

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John Bell, through his commitment to science diplomacy for sustainability, he has delivered a 1.000 research teams’ programme All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA)[15] through the “Galway” and “Belém” Declarations with the US, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Argentina, Capo Verde, Morocco, as well as Arctic cooperation, International Bioeconomy Forum, Global Earth Observation, Mediterranean Water Agriculture PRIMA and African Union Food and Nutrition Security.

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International Science Diplomacy Innovation

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International Bioeconomy Forum

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Bell at the 2nd International Bioeconomy Forum, 2019

Partnerships for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)

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Bell visiting PRIMA’s office, 2024

The Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)[17] is a ten-year initiative (2018-2028), partly funded by EU’s research and innovation programme Horizon 2020 and supported by the EU and 19 states from both shores of the Mediterranean. The innovation and scientific unique diplomacy program funds projects in the fields of sustainable and integrated water management, farming systems and agro-food value chain.

Based on equal footing, all PRIMA projects must include a minimum of three research teams from different participating countries, with at least one partner from the North and one partner from the South of the Mediterranean. The 19 participating countries in the program are Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey.

The PRIMA foundation is in charge of implementing the partnership with an investment of EUR 709 million euros.

AU-EU Partnership on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture

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Bell at “Food 2030” conference, 2024

References

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  1. ^ "Departments and executive agencies - European Commission". commission.europa.eu.
  2. ^ a b "Research and innovation for the European Green Deal". research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu. November 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "EU Missions in Horizon Europe - European Commission". research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu. July 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Restore our Ocean and Waters - European Commission". research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu. July 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "Adaptation to climate change - European Commission". research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu. June 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Climate-neutral and smart cities - European Commission". research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu. June 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "Bioeconomy Strategy | Knowledge for policy". knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu.
  8. ^ "Home | Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)". www.cbe.europa.eu.
  9. ^ "Bioeconomy strategy - European Commission". research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu. October 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "Beekers Rob – CBE JU Stakeholder Forum 2023".
  11. ^ "Bioindustrial bio-based ingredients | Cargill".
  12. ^ "Mission and objectives | Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)". www.cbe.europa.eu.
  13. ^ "Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) | Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)". www.cbe.europa.eu.
  14. ^ a b "Reference documents | Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)". www.cbe.europa.eu.
  15. ^ "Who we are - AANCHOR - All AtlaNtic Cooperation for Ocean Research and innovation". February 22, 2023.
  16. ^ "The EU signs landmark All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Declaration with 7 partner countries - European Commission". research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu.
  17. ^ "PRIMA: Partnership for Research & Innovation in the Mediterranean area". PRIMA.