A Business Plan to Decarbonise, Reindustrialise and Innovate through the Clean Industrial Deal

The Clean Industrial Deal (CID) is an EU initiative to decarbonise energy-intensive industries, promote sustainable manufacturing practices, and drive innovation in clean technologies, ensuring Europe's industrial future remains competitive and resilient.

The CID Focuses Mainly on Two Interconnected Sectors

Energy-intensive industries: Requiring urgent support for decarbonisation and electrification to overcome high energy costs, unfair global competition, and regulatory challenges.
Clean Tech: Driving future competitiveness and industrial transformation, with circularity playing a central role in optimising EU’s limited resources and reducing reliance on third-country raw material suppliers.

Key Drivers of EU Industrial Success

Lower Energy Costs: An Action Plan on Affordable Energy to reduce energy bills, accelerate clean energy adoption, and lower fossil fuel dependence.
Boosting Demand for Clean Products: The Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act will introduce sustainable resilient “made in Europe” criteria in procurement and launch voluntary carbon intensity labels.
Financing the Clean Transition: Mobilising over €100 billion for clean manufacturing, with new State Aid Frameworks and strengthened funding for clean tech supported by InvestEU Regulation, Innovation Fund and an Industrial Decarbonisation Bank proposition.
Circularity & Raw Materials: Securing access to critical raw materials, establish a Circular Economy Act, and create a Critical Raw Material Centre for joint procurement. The goal is to have 24% of materials circular by 2030.
Global Cooperation: Launching Clean Trade Partnerships and simplifying the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to protect industries from unfair competition.
Skilled Workforce: Establishing a Union of Skills to invest in workers and develop sectoral skills for strategic industries, with up to €90 million in support from Erasmus+.

These efforts are part of the EU's broader strategy to transition to a net-zero emissions economy by 2050, ensuring that European industries remain competitive while contributing to global sustainability goals. To support this transition, companies must calculate their carbon footprint to align with European requirements, and our experts are here to help guide you through this process every step of the way.