The European Commission (EC) Clean Industrial Deal (CID), published on 26 February 2025, outlines the European Union’s plan to accelerate industrial decarbonisation whilst securing the future of EU manufacturing in the face of high energy costs and fierce global competition. To achieve this delicate balance, the deal focuses on two closely related aspects of the transition: energy-intensive industries and clean tech. The first requires support to decarbonise and electrify.
