Clifton-Brown, John CedricHastings, Astleyvon Cossel, MoritzMurphy-Bokern, DonalMcCalmont, JonWhittaker, JeanetteAlexopoulou, EfiAmaducci, StefanoAndronic, LarisaAshman, ChristopherAwty-Carroll, DannyBreuer, LutzCosentino, SalvatoreCracroft-Eley, WilliamDonnison, IainElbersen, BerienFerrarini, AndreaFord, JudithGreef, Jörg M.Ingram, JulieLewandowski, IrisMagenau, ElenaMos, MichalPetrick, MartinPogrzeba, MartaRobson, PaulRowe, Rebecca L.Sandu, AnatoliiSchwarz, Kai-UweScordia, DaniloScurlock, JonathanShepherd, AnitaThornton, JudithTrindade, Luisa M.Vetter, SylviaWagner, MoritzWu, Pei-ChenYamada, ToshihikoKiesel, Andreas2023-08-102023-08-102023-05Clifton-Brown, J C, Hastings, A, von Cossel, M, Murphy-Bokern, D, McCalmont, J, Whittaker, J, Alexopoulou, E, Amaducci, S, Andronic, L, Ashman, C, Awty-Carroll, D, Breuer, L, Cosentino, S, Cracroft-Eley, W, Donnison, I, Elbersen, B, Ferrarini, A, Ford, J, Greef, J M, Ingram, J, Lewandowski, I, Magenau, E, Mos, M, Petrick, M, Pogrzeba, M, Robson, P, Rowe, R L, Sandu, A, Schwarz, K-U, Scordia, D, Scurlock, J, Shepherd, A, Thornton, J, Trindade, L M, Vetter, S, Wagner, M, Wu, P-C, Yamada, T & Kiesel, A 2023, 'Perennial biomass cropping and use : shaping the policy ecosystem in European countries', Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 15, no. 5, 13038. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.130381757-1693ORCID: /0000-0001-9863-7613/work/128822193ORCID: /0000-0002-5978-9574/work/128823099ORCID: /0000-0003-1902-5147/work/128823310ORCID: /0000-0001-5241-2435/work/128823321https://hdl.handle.net/2164/21472Acknowledgements This research received funding from the European Union’s Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking under grant agreement No 745012 (GRACE) and Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 727698 (MAGIC). The UK authors also thank EPSRC, BBSRC, Defra and UK Supergen Bioenergy Hub (EP/S000771/1) funding ref.RG15855 – UKRI (EPSRC), BBSRC (BB/V011553/1) for the Perennial Biomass Crops for Greenhouse Gas Removal (PBC4GGR) demonstrator project and was also undertaken as part of the UK Energy Research Centre research programme (UKERC-4, EP/S029575/1), Judith Ford’s contribution was supported by EPSRC EP/L014912/1 and The United Bank of Carbon. LB and MP acknowledge funding of the SDGnexus Network (Grant No. 57526248) funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) from funds of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation (BMZ) in the frame of the program “exceed—Hochschulexzellenz in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit”. Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL2110694900engSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean EnergySDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and InfrastructureSDG 15 - Life on LandQH301 BiologyGE Environmental SciencesUK Research and Innovation (UKRI)EP/S029575/1EP/S000771/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)BB/V011553/1Other57526248PBC4GGEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)EP/L014912/1European Research CouncilHorizon 2020727698745012Supplementary DataDryadQH301GEJournal article10.1111/gcbb.13038155