Commission proposes Net-Zero Industry Act to boost EU clean-tech manufacturing
Measure in Brief
The Commission has proposed the Net-Zero Industry Act as a Regulation to scale up manufacturing of clean technologies in the EU. The Act sets a target that the Union's strategic net-zero technologies manufacturing capacity approaches or reaches at least 40% of the Union's deployment needs by 2030 and identifies Strategic Net Zero technologies in an Annex that will receive particular support.
Who Is Affected
The measure applies across the EU and to Member States, industries and public authorities involved in net-zero technologies and related value chains. Technologies named include solar photovoltaic and thermal, onshore and offshore wind, batteries and storage, heat pumps, electrolysers and fuel cells, biogas/biomethane, carbon capture, utilisation and storage, grid technologies, sustainable alternative fuels, advanced low-waste nuclear technologies and small modular reactors.
What Comes Next
The proposed Regulation must be discussed and agreed by the European Parliament and the Council before adoption and entry into force.
Sources
Official Documents
- Net-Zero Industry Act: Making the EU the home of clean technologies manufacturing and green jobs Commission proposes the Net-Zero Industry Act to scale EU net-zero technology manufacturing, streamline permitting, and target 40% domestic production by 2030, with supporting platforms and finance instruments.
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