Boosting European industry’s transition to net-zero emissions and strengthening competitiveness are key topics during the next EU legislative period. Last week, Agora Industry hosted an event in Brussels, looking at how to make the EU Industrial Deal succeed by creating a resilient, sustainable and competitive industrial sector by 2035.
Together with representatives from EU institutions, national governments, industry and associations we discussed industrial policy priorities for the next five years, such as creating demand for climate-friendly products and providing certainty for companies investing in cleantech.
Our main key take-aways include:
🌱 The European Industrial Deal needs to build on the EU Green Deal, create opportunities for green jobs and ensure investment certainty and long-term competitiveness of industry in Europe. This should be a clear priority for the next European Commission.
🌱 Europe’s economic opportunity lies in clean manufacturing. Speed and sufficient funding are key if Europe is to compete with global economic powers such as China and the United States.
🌱 Consumers need to be on board: Industry and policymakers need to think not just about business customers but about end users and their needs, when defining standards for clean products and encouraging their demand.
🌱 It is critical to design the transition in a socially just way and to make skilled labour and collaboration with businesses and trade unions part of the transition.
We would like to thank both the speakers and the audience for their insightful contributions to the discussion. A huge thank you to all who attended in person and online, particularly to panellists:
Marco Mensink , Cefic | Judith Kirton-Darling, industriAll Europe | Frank Peter, Agora Industry | Karol Wolff, ORLEN S.A. | Ann Mettler, Breakthrough Energy | Jacek Truszczynski, European Commission | Joanna Pandera PhD, Forum Energii | Annie Heaton, ResponsibleSteel™ | Alberto Parenti, European Commission | Winston Beck, Heidelberg Materials | Jean-philippe Hermine, IDDRI | Pascal Canfin, MEP, Renew | Matthias BUCK, Agora Energiewende | Marcin Korolec, Institute for Green Economy | Patrick ten Brink, European Environmental Bureau | Frauke Thies, Agora Think Tanks | Céline Kauffmann, IDDRI | Sonja van Renssen, Energy Monitor
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