Clean Industrial Deal
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Summary
The Clean Industrial Deal connects industrial decarbonisation with affordable energy, investment and demand for cleaner products. Its measures address electricity costs, permitting, grid infrastructure, state aid and finance for industrial projects. Product standards, procurement and support for circular production are intended to strengthen markets for low-carbon goods and access to raw materials. The programme also covers trade partnerships and changes to the carbon border mechanism. Skills, quality jobs and measures supporting a fair transition accompany the industrial agenda, linking changes in production with the needs of workers and communities.
Action items
Action Plan on Affordable Energy Q1 2025
EIB pilot offering financial guarantees for PPA off takers, with a focus on SMEs and energy-intensive industry Q2 2025
Legislative proposal on the extension of the Gas Storage Regulation Q1 2025
Clean Industrial Deal State aid framework Q2 2025
Recommendation on network charges Q2 2025
Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act: Speed-up permitting for industrial access to energy and industrial decarbonisation Q4 2025
Recommendation on energy taxation Q4 2025
Guidance on CfD design, including on combining CfDs and PPAs Q4 2025
Guidance on promoting remuneration of flexibility in retail contracts Q4 2025
European Grids Package Q1 2026
Delegated act on low carbon hydrogen, providing regulatory certainty to producers of low carbon hydrogen Q1 2025
Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act:
Establish a low-carbon product label
Apply sustainability, resilience and minimum EU content requirement in public and private procurement in strategic sectors to ensure lead markets for low-carbon products Q4 2025
Communication and legislative proposal on greening corporate fleets 2025/2026
Revision of Public Procurement Directives to mainstream the use of non-price criteria Q4 2026
Increase InvestEU’s risk bearing capacity Q1 2025
IPCEI Design Support Hub 2025
Clean Industrial Deal State aid framework Q2 2025
Recommendation to Member States to adopt tax incentives to support the Clean Industrial Deal Q2 2025
Flagship call under Horizon Europe Q4 2025
Pilot auction under the Innovation Fund 2025
Industrial Decarbonisation Bank Q2 2026
TechEU investment programme on scale-ups with the EIB Group and private sector 2026
First list of Strategic Projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act Q1 2025
Ecodesign Work Plan adoption Q2 2025
EU Critical Raw Materials Centre for joint purchases and management of strategic stockpiles Q4 2026
Circular Economy Act Q4 2026
Green VAT initiative Q4 2026
Trans-Regional Circularity Hubs Q4 2026
Launch negotiations for the first Clean Trade and Investment Partnership Q1 2025
Simplification of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Q1 2025
Comprehensive CBAM review assessing the feasibility of extending the CBAM scope to other EU ETS sectors at risk of carbon leakage, to downstream sectors and to indirect emissions and support to exporters, closing loopholes Q3 2025
Trans-mediterranean Energy and Clean tech cooperation initiative Q4 2025
Legislative proposal on an extension of CBAM Q1 2026
Guidelines on Foreign Subsidies Regulation Q1 2026
Union of Skills Q1 2025
Quality Jobs Roadmap Q4 2025
Guidance on social leasing for clean products 2025
European Fair Transition Observatory Q1 2026
Review of State aid GBER rules for social enterprises and recruitment of disadvantaged workers Q4 2027