EU legislators agree on more free carbon allowances for energy-intensive industries
EU Council and Parliament negotiators have agreed to allocate around 121 million free allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System…
EU Commission invests €3.4 billion in 77 net-zero technology projects
The EU Commission has selected 77 net-zero technology projects across 23 countries for €3.4 billion in Innovation Fund support. For…
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HaDEA announces €576m in Horizon Europe calls for industry, AI and digital tech
The European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) has announced seven Horizon Europe calls worth €576.3 million for industrial and…
EU Commission sets terms for €1 billion industrial heat auction
The EU Commission has published the rules for an auction funding cleaner industrial process heat. Projects using electrification or renewable…
EU projects test hydrogen and electrification for cleaner steel production
Three Horizon Europe projects are developing ways to cut energy use and emissions across steel production. GreenHeatEAF, HyTecHeat and ModHEATech…
EU Commission backs EIB loan of up to €40 million for Finnish nuclear heating
Backed by InvestEU, the EIB will lend Steady Energy up to €40 million to develop a small modular reactor for…
MEPS adopt their positions on wider CBAM scope and tougher anti-circumvention rules
The EU Parliament has adopted negotiating positions to extend CBAM to more downstream goods, tighten anti-circumvention rules and establish a…
EU Commission inaugurates Europe’s largest industrial CCS project in Netherlands
The EU Commission has inaugurated Europe’s largest commercial carbon capture and storage project at Yara’s Sluiskil plant in the Netherlands.…
Hoekstra links EU climate policy with industrial competitiveness on Nordic visit
EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra will meet governments, lawmakers and industry leaders in Copenhagen and Helsinki to discuss how EU climate…
EU Commission targets 46% electrification by 2040 and reshapes ETS to support industry
The EU Commission has proposed measures to double Europe’s electrification rate, reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels and mobilise more…
EU Commission issues State aid guidance on carbon contracts for difference
New guidance will help EU Member States design State aid schemes that use carbon contracts for difference to reduce investment…
EU Innovation Fund call draws €17.5bn in clean-tech funding requests
The European Commission’s 2025 Innovation Fund Net-Zero Technologies call received 358 applications from 27 European Economic Area (EEA) countries, requesting…
Industrial decarbonisation: EU Commission approves €1.2bn Dutch state aid scheme
The EU Commission has approved a €1.2 billion Dutch scheme (‘NIKI') to support companies in their efforts to reduce lifecycle…
Industrial decarbonisation: EU Commission approves French state aid scheme
The EU Commission has approved a French scheme of a maximum amount of €3 billion to support for a period…
Italy: EU Commission approves €400m aid to support industrial decarbonisation
The purpose of the scheme is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from production processes by at least 40% and/or reduce…
Net-Zero Industry Act: MEPs adopt plans to boost Europe’s decarbonisation
The "Net-Zero industry Act", already informally agreed upon with the Council, sets a target for Europe to produce 40% of…