The European Commission plans to propose an Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act in late 2025 to accelerate the clean transition of energy-intensive industries.

This legislative proposal represents a key opportunity to unlock Europe’s clean industrial project pipeline.

With the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act currently under discussion, ESWET has joined 49 other organisations from across industry, research, and civil society in signing an open letter addressed to the European Commission. The signatories call for stronger and more credible demand signals for low-carbon industrial products.

The cosigners welcome the Commission’s efforts to establish a lead markets for clean products made in the EU/EEA, but warn that the measures under discussion may not be sufficient to stimulate credible demand.

The Industrial Accelerator Act can provide this framework by setting:

• EU-wide, harmonised, performance-based product standards to avoid fragmentation and ensure fair competition
• Mandatory green public procurement, with clear minimum quotas for low-carbon materials and products made in the EU/EEA while considering non-price criteria for resilience and sustainability
• Durable private demand, through gradual demand-side mandates and EU/national financial de-risking instruments supporting long-term offtake agreements
• A truly comprehensive and differentiated strategy is essential to give Europe’s clean industrial projects the certainty they need to scale while also safeguarding jobs, competitiveness, and sovereignty in the global transition to a net-zero economy.

Click here to read the open letter.