Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal Needs More Than Just Ambition

Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal Needs More Than Just Ambition

The Clean Industrial Deal is a crucial step for Europe’s decarbonisation, but its success depends on clear implementation. Policymakers must turn ambition into action to maintain competitiveness and climate leadership, with Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) at the heart of the Deal.

This is not the first time that Brussels has responded to a major sectoral concern with a plan or strategy without regulatory traction or economic backing. This is the case with the Critical Raw Materials Act, the Wind Action Plan or REPowerEU, to cite some recent examples, whose non-binding and overly ambitious objectives are considered unattainable just a few years after its launch.