A Clean Industrial Deal for EU competitiveness and decarbonisation

The Commission has launched the Clean Industrial Deal to support the competitiveness and resilience of the EU industry. The Deal will accelerate decarbonisation, while securing the future of manufacturing in Europe.

The president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen pledged to deliver the Clean Industrial Deal within the Commission’s first 100 days, prioritising EU competitiveness and prosperity. The initiative builds on input from industry leaders, social partners, and civil society, following the Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal and the Clean Transition Dialogues.

Faced with high energy costs and fierce global competition, European industries need urgent support. The Clean Industrial Deal outlines concrete actions to turn decarbonisation into a driver of growth for European industries. This includes lowering energy prices, creating quality jobs and the right conditions for companies to thrive.

The Deal presents measures to boost every stage of production, with a focus on:

• energy-intensive industries such as steel, metals, and chemicals, that urgently need support to decarbonise, switch to clean energy, and tackle high costs, unfair global competition, and complex regulations.
• the clean-tech sector which is at the heart of future competitiveness and necessary for industrial transformation, circularity, and decarbonisation.

The Deal also focuses on circularity which aims to reduce waste and extend the life of materials by promoting recycling, reuse, and sustainable production. Maximising EU’s limited resources and reducing overdependencies on third-country suppliers for raw materials is crucial for a competitive and resilient market.

The elements in focus of the Clean Industrial Deal are 1) Affordable energy, 2) Boosting demand for clean products, 3) Financing the clean transition, 4) Circularity and access to materials, 5) Acting on a global scale, and 6) Skills and quality jobs.

Read the full document of the Clean Industrial Deal here External link, opens in new window.