La industria europea tiene que crecer

The document proposes the 'Reindustrialization of Industry in a Sustainable Europe' (RISE) strategy to transition the European Union toward a low-carbon economy. It argues that industrial competitiveness is dependent on this transition and suggests specific measures including innovative financing for energy efficiency, legislative ecodesign, increased R&D investment, and the integration of Southern European economies into the single market. The author criticizes current EU financial frameworks for cutting strategic areas like SMEs and research while continuing to fund projects like the ITER fusion reactor.

• The author asserts that Europe cannot remain competitive without transitioning to a low-carbon economy, rejecting the idea that industrial competitiveness can be achieved through deregulation, social and environmental dumping, or neoprotectionism.
• The proposed RISE strategy identifies energy and resource efficiency as critical growth drivers; for instance, resource efficiency in German industry alone could potentially save up to 30% in costs.
• Legislative ecodesign is presented as a high-impact tool that could save consumers and businesses 90 billion euros annually by 2020 and reduce gas imports from Russia by 23%.
• The author criticizes the EU's financial priorities, noting that the Multiannual Financial Framework (MMF) has cut strategic areas such as the COSME program for SMEs by 20% and the Horizon 2020 research framework, while the ITER fusion reactor continues to receive full funding.
• To support the industrial revolution, the author recommends increasing the number of STEM students, promoting university-company agreements, and implementing a 'RISE South' strategy to integrate Southern EU countries into the global value chain and the European single market.

APA

Butikofer, R. (2013). La industria europea tiene que crecer. Green European Journal. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/la-industria-europea-tiene-que-crecer/

Chicago

Butikofer, Rebecca. La industria europea tiene que crecer. Green European Journal, 2013. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/la-industria-europea-tiene-que-crecer/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{butikofer2013industria, author = {Butikofer, Rebecca}, title = {{La industria europea tiene que crecer}}, publisher = {Green European Journal}, year = {2013}, month = oct, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/la-industria-europea-tiene-que-crecer/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }