Engaging on EU economic transition policy and the Clean Industrial Deal
On 26 February 2025, the EU launched the Clean Industrial Deal, to drive the transition to a competitive, innovative, and circular net-zero economy.
Join this group to further engage with policy makers on EU economic transition policy, and to provide policy recommendations to accelerate investments and further implementation.
PRI is developing a policy brief on 'Making the transition investable' - investor priorities for EU transition policy. This brief will form the basis for further engagement with EU policy makers on the Clean Industrial Deal and beyond.
The Commission launched the Clean Industrial Deal on 26 February. It represents an action plan for competitiveness for the 2024-2029 mandate, and a ‘business plan’ for Europe’s transformation. The Commission published a press release and FAQ.
PRI's policy brief will assess key elements for an effective EU transition policy based on assessing opportunities and gaps in the Clean Industrial Deal. These key elements include:
- the role of setting an adequate EU 2040 climate target
- developing sectoral decarbonisation pathways,
- and creating investment-useful national energy and climate plans (NECPs).
It will draw on previous PRI work on establishing a climate target and setting a policy roadmap for 2030.
Join this collaboration to contribute to the policy brief and further engage with policy makers to accelerate investments in the Clean Industrial Deal.
To accelerate green investments, EU economic policies like the Clean Industrial Deal need to align as a coherent transition policy ecosystem.
Based on signatory and other stakeholder interviews, the brief will provide recommendations for policy makers for
- a stable regulatory environment that provides the right policy signals for investors,
- a competitiveness framework that grows the sustainable investment universe,
- and an enabling environment that accelerates public and private transition finance.
Policies should better align competitiveness, decarbonisation, and transition finance objectives, and connect the Clean Industrial Deal with an investment-useful sustainable finance framework and sectoral transition pathways.
- Environment
- Social
- Governance
- Climate adaptation
- Climate change
- Decent work
- GHG targets / emissions
- Human rights
- Just Transition
- Net Zero / Paris aligned
- 7 - Affordable & clean energy
- 8 - Decent work & economic growth
- 9 - Industry, innovation & infrastructure
- 10 - Reduced inequalities
- 11 - Sustainable cities & communities
- 12 - Responsible consumption & production
- 13 - Climate action
- Global