Joint Statement on the upcoming proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act

A joint statement by industrial, research, and civil society organisations urging the European Commission to broaden the scope and ambition of the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act to better stimulate demand for low-carbon industrial products in Europe.

• The signatories express concern that the initial ambition of the Industrial Accelerator Act has been diluted, specifically noting that demand-side provisions seem limited to public procurement and a small number of sectors: steel, cement, aluminium, and plastics used in construction.
• The authors argue that public sector demand alone is insufficient to scale low-carbon products and warn that the current draft is unclear on whether low-carbon requirements for public procurement will be complementary or subordinated to origin-based criteria.
• The coalition recommends broadening the scope of lead market measures to include the chemical and fertiliser industries, as well as plastics used outside of construction.
• The statement calls for the establishment of EU-wide, harmonised, and performance-based product standards to support private demand, suggesting the Act provide clear timelines for processes under the Construction Products Regulation and the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation.
• The signatories advocate for mandatory green public procurement with minimum content quotas for both EU/EEA origin and low-carbon requirements, alongside financial de-risking instruments to facilitate long-term private offtake agreements.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2026). Joint Statement on the upcoming proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/12062419/Joint-Statement-on-the-upcoming-proposal-for-an-Industrial-Accelerator-Act.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Joint Statement on the upcoming proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act. 2026. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/12062419/Joint-Statement-on-the-upcoming-proposal-for-an-Industrial-Accelerator-Act.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Clean Air Task Force |title=Joint Statement on the upcoming proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act |date=11 February 2026 |url=https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/12062419/Joint-Statement-on-the-upcoming-proposal-for-an-Industrial-Accelerator-Act.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{cleanairtaskforce2026joint, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Joint Statement on the upcoming proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2026}, month = feb, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/12062419/Joint-Statement-on-the-upcoming-proposal-for-an-Industrial-Accelerator-Act.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }