Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal Recommendations for an efficient transition towards a sustainable and competitive European industry

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) argues that the EU's Clean Industrial Deal must adopt a technology-neutral approach, integrating a diverse portfolio of low-carbon solutions including carbon capture, hydrogen, and small modular reactors. The brief emphasizes the need for coordinated cross-border infrastructure, particularly for CO2 transport and storage to avoid regional cost disparities, and calls for a robust funding strategy to bridge a projected €180 billion gap following the end of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in 2026. It further recommends targeted market measures, such as reforming public procurement and prioritizing clean hydrogen for hard-to-abate sectors like steel and shipping, while warning against the use of public funds for inefficient solutions like hydrogen blending.

• The EU should adopt a technology-neutral strategy that avoids a 'one-size-fits-all approach', utilizing a diverse range of low-carbon technologies to ensure energy security and resilience. This portfolio should include clean hydrogen, ammonia, carbon capture, removal, and storage, small modular reactors (SMRs), and innovative sources like fusion and superhot rock geothermal energy.
• Hard-to-abate sectors such as steel, cement, chemicals, and shipping require bespoke decarbonisation roadmaps because they face unique challenges and timelines. For example, steel production could use hydrogen-based reduction and carbon capture and storage (CCS), while the cement industry must address both energy use and chemical process emissions.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2025). Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal Recommendations for an efficient transition towards a sustainable and competitive European industry. https://www.catf.us/resource/clean-industrial-deal/

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal Recommendations for an efficient transition towards a sustainable and competitive European industry. 2025. https://www.catf.us/resource/clean-industrial-deal/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforce2025europes, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal Recommendations for an efficient transition towards a sustainable and competitive European industry}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://www.catf.us/resource/clean-industrial-deal/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }