Europe is waiting for its fusion energy strategy

The Clean Air Task Force asserts that Europe faces an "untenable policy gap" regarding fusion energy despite the 2024 Draghi Report's call for an innovation strategy. While the US, China, Great Britain, and Germany are advancing regulations and public-private partnerships, the EU lacks a cohesive strategy to transition fusion from research to industrial application. The author advocates for a strategy that targets commercialisation in the 2030s, separates fusion from fission regulations, and utilizes public resources to de-risk common technological challenges. This call is supported by a broad ecosystem, including startups and Members of the European Parliament, who demand concrete timelines and funding commitments rather than mere intentions.

• The 2024 Draghi Report identified fusion as an industry with "breakthrough potential" that could help reverse Europe's stagnation in productivity growth, leading to a call for an "overarching innovation strategy" for commercialisation within the EU.
• Europe is currently experiencing a policy gap while global competitors, including the United States, China, Great Britain, and Germany, are establishing regulations and public-private partnership (PPP) structures to move fusion from research to an industrial stage.
• A comprehensive European fusion strategy should prioritize commercialisation in the 2030s, employ a roadmap for key enabling technologies to de-risk challenges, launch a PPP program, and establish regulatory principles that distinguish fusion from fission.
• There is widespread demand for this strategy from the European fusion ecosystem, including a joint letter by Clean Air Task Force and fifteen other organisations in October 2025, calls from Members of the European Parliament in January and May, and an open letter from European startups in April.

APA

Moore, J. (2026). Europe is waiting for its fusion energy strategy. Clean Air Task Force. https://www.catf.us/2026/06/europe-waiting-fusion-energy-strategy/

Chicago

Moore, Jack. Europe is waiting for its fusion energy strategy. Clean Air Task Force, 2026. https://www.catf.us/2026/06/europe-waiting-fusion-energy-strategy/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{moore2026europe, author = {Moore, Jack}, title = {{Europe is waiting for its fusion energy strategy}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2026}, month = jun, url = {https://www.catf.us/2026/06/europe-waiting-fusion-energy-strategy/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }