The March European Council sent a clear signal 📢 The Industrial Accelerator Act is now a political priority — with a 2026 deadline. Competitiveness is taking centre stage. Delivery is the real test now. 🧵 What this means for the EU industry 👇

A key piece of Europe’s industrial policy puzzle has landed 🇪🇺 The #IAA is a step forward, linking decarbonisation & competitiveness 🤝 🤔But postponed lead markets, weak procurement quotas & unclear EU content rules risk limiting impact. Europe can’t afford more uncertainty while others race ahead.

🎉 5 years of EPICO – #FromIdeastoImpact! From ambition to delivery, we turn climate neutrality into investable, implementable, politically resilient action. Thanks to all partners driving European decarbonisation with us! 🤝✨

🚨 Big step from the @eib.org: €3 billion approved for #ETS2 pre-financing via the Frontloading Facility. A positive signal, but it's just the baseline. Frontloading is the life insurance for ETS 2’s start in 2028, but only if it is scaled and strategically used.

Big news in Brussels: we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Kirsten Scholl as our new Director for EU Affairs! 🇪🇺 Kirsten brings +25 years of policy experience and is ready to strengthen our EU focus, advancing solutions that are politically viable, economically realistic & socially acceptable

Feeling proud! 🎉 Our CEO, Dr. Bernd Weber, made @table.media’s 100 most influential in climate! Under Bernd’s leadership, EPICO has taken a leading role in the debates that matter, in Berlin & Brussels. Congrats Bernd, we are excited to keep climate leadership high on the agenda with you! 👏🌱

🚨New Green Steel dialogue out! We chatted with VP of ORI Martin Giovanni Marioni to discuss the transformative role of scrap steel ♻️ and the challenges ahead, with an eye to global competition.🌍 Penned by our own Joen Martinsen, you can read the interview here👉 epico.org/en/newsroom/...

Maximizing Scrap Potential: Why Tomorrow's Green Steel Starts with Today's Scrap

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📺 Webinar: Wie gelingt ein #Industriestrompreis, der kurzfristige Entlastungen mit strukturellen Maßnahmen am #Strommarkt verbindet und die #Investitionssicherheit stärkt? 👉 Jetzt anmelden und mitdiskutieren: www.agora-energiewende.de/aktuelles/in...

Our new Policy Report is out! 📘 The North Sea, once Europe’s hub for oil and gas, now stands at the heart of the green transition. 🌊 With vast potential for carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), it holds the key to a competitive and decarbonised industrial future. 🌱

🚨 The Commission is opting for a ‘soft landing’ on ETS 2 to secure acceptance. @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu announced measures tackling price concerns: 📊 Strengthening the MSR 💶 Earlier ETS 2 revenues (front-loading). Both levers we proposed in our & Frontier Economics Report 📝.

ETS2 is at the centre of debate in Brussels, but rolling it back would weaken EU climate and competitiveness goals.❌ 🎙️On The Jolt podcast, our own Industry Specialist Simon Munkler explains why frontloading funds is vital for fairness and trust. 🎧Listen here 👉 foresightmedia.com/story/svpcsb...

EPICO has responded to the #IDAA consultation with a clear message: #LESS does not work for long steel products. Green steel labelling must be credible, science-based, and fair — not a shortcut that undermines Europe’s climate and industrial goals. 👇

🔋⚙️ Europe’s energy-intensive industries are at a crossroads, with rising energy costs & and the need to meet climate targets. On 8 May, we hosted a closed-door workshop to explore electrification, resulting in a new series of Policy Briefs: Electrifying Energy-Intensive Industries.⚡

The fact that the European Commission has proposed the 90% by 2040 target – despite strong opposition from 🇫🇷 and 🇵🇱 – is a positive signal: in times of political volatility, this clarity is essential to guide investment decisions & accelerate the energy transition. Read what our CEO has to say 👇

🚨 #ETS2 under pressure ahead of its 2027 launch. A new non-paper from 16 EU countries incl. #Germany calls for revising the Market Stability Reserve (#MSR) to avoid volatile price spikes and public backlash. Trust in EU climate policy is on the line👇

🔵 Yesterday, we hosted our European Carbon Management Dialogue workshop at Norrsken Brussels! 🇪🇺 Carbon capture and storage (#CCS) has moved from a long-term idea to a central part of Europe’s net-zero strategy. But key barriers to deployment and cross-border coordination remain.

🤩 Some exciting news: the EPICO Brussels team is growing!   We are looking for: 🇪🇺Director for EU Affairs 👉https://epico.org/en/about-us/career-section/director-for-eu-affairs ⚡EU Energy and Climate Specialist 👉https://epico.org/en/about-us/career-section/eu-energy-and-climate-policy-specialist

How can Germany produce protein that's both competitive and climate-friendly? 🌱🇩🇪 That was the key question at our latest #PolicyAccelerator, bringing together experts from agriculture, business, and civil society. 🤝 #agriculture #sustainability

Did you check your inbox this morning?📥 Our new Monthly Update is out - in this edition, we tackle👇 🏠Direct payments for the success of ETS 2 💶ETS 2 Revenue front loading 🇩🇪 Demand-side flexibility for Germany's Energiewende Subscribe here 👉 epico.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Europe’s steel plants once powered our industrial strength... now, many lie still. To lead in clean industry, Europe must stop treating climate, trade & economic policy as separate worlds. @parodijulian.bsky.social spoke to @lechobe.bsky.social on what’s needed to change course.👇

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L'acier européen traverse une crise grave, et place l'Europe devant un choix à la fois simple et urgent: transformer et protéger sa sidérurgie, ou la laisser mourir. "Il faut stopper l'hémorragie."

🚨 Yesterday, we wrapped up a crucial event in Brussels on #ETS2 and its rollout! As we move from law to reality, one thing is clear: carbon pricing alone won’t cut it. 👉 A fair transition needs smart national action, income support & honest conversations with citizens. 🇪🇺 🧵

The EU #steel industry is competing with weights tied to its ankles, crippled by high energy costs while third countries enjoy cheap, subsidised power. #CBAM was meant to level the field, but loopholes on coke & lime remain. 👉 It's time to tighten it & lead with real climate strategy.

🤔 Will you be in Brussels on 3 June? Join us in exploring how smart compensation mechanisms can help shield households from rising costs, while building trust in EU Climate policy. 🔗 form.jotform.com/251193401252... 🤝Co-organised w/ @eeb.org, @klimasozial.bsky.social & @transenv.bsky.social

*Cue the Rocky theme* Our speedy colleagues ran for climate ambition yesterday at the annual #BerlinCompanyRun, straight through the Brandenburg Gate🔥🇩🇪 Making us very proud, we promised them no emails before 10am, and full immunity from explaining the Clean Industrial Deal (again) 😉

Excited to join the new Buy Better to Build Better coalition! 💪 🎉 We're teaming up with 30+ organisations to push public procurement as a key tool for green construction, innovation & industrial leadership in Europe. 🌍🛠️ #GreenPublicProcurement #CleanIndustrialDeal

[🧵] Our Workshop on Accelerating Electrification for Energy-Intensive Industries in the EU was a success! 🥳 We gathered +20 representatives from the EU Commission, energy-intensive industries, & think tanks to chart practical pathways for industrial decarbonisation, reaching some key conclusions👇

Since 2021, the EPICO Policy Accelerator™ has tackled tough climate & energy issues with #DesignThinking. We bring together politics, science, business & civil society to co-create real-world, politically viable solutions, tested & refined with expert #challengers. 🤝

🚨 We've just kicked off our workshop on electrifying EU Energy-Intensive Industries! 🏭 From steel to cement, we’re exploring actionable solutions for industrial decarbonisation. Insights shared today will feed into an upcoming EPICO Policy Brief, so stay tuned! 👀⚡️ #EIIs #CID

🚨 Save the Date! Join us in Brussels for a high-level panel discussion to explore how smart compensation mechanisms can make #ETS2 both effective and fair!🌱 💶 📅 June 3, 2025 🤝Co-organised with @eeb.org, @klimasozial.bsky.social & @transenv.bsky.social 📝 Register: form.jotform.com/251193401252...

[🧵] 🤔 Ever wondered what happens to your yoghurt container after breakfast? 🫙 Its path is unclear. Maybe it’s buried in a landfill, or incinerated, or given a second life through recycling… though the odds are still against it. To guide this chaotic path, the EU developed the waste hierarchy.