The new European Commission announced the launch of the Clean Industrial Deal within its first 100 days, a landmark policy package that will set the priorities at the EU level for the 5 next years. It is expected to accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy and strengthen industrial competitiveness.
As a representative of the Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) community in Europe, CO₂ Value Europe urges policymakers to ensure the Clean Industrial Deal addresses two key needs:
🔵 Ambitious policies for a clear shift away from fossil fuels.
🔵 Legislation that supports the deployment of cleantech projects.
Despite progress in net-zero technologies, cleantech projects are not scaling as quickly as needed. Our recent quantitative assessment shows that CCU plays a critical role to reach climate goals by substituting fossil feedstocks for sustainable alternatives in valuable products like synthetic fuels, chemicals, and construction materials.
Through the Clean Industrial Deal, we urge the new Commission to recalibrate policies to position Europe as a global leader in environmental innovation while enhancing its industrial competitiveness:
🔵 Include CCU in the Clean Industrial Deal and all incoming legislation as a pathway to decrease emissions in Europe.
🔵 Accelerate the support to CO₂ mineralisation projects through certification.
🔵 Take stock of progress and hurdles for CCU fuels production.
Introduce legal obligations to use alternative carbon feedstocks in chemicals, packaging, textiles, or cosmetics.
🔵 Continue to increase investments in CCU research and innovation.
As the CCU community, we see the Clean Industrial Deal as a key opportunity to align climate goals with the necessary rules for industry defossilisation to drive a fossil-free market ramp up. Our 7 policy recommendations outline how to unlock CCU’s full potential.
Read our full statement here.
