{"id":12509,"date":"2023-01-19T15:51:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T15:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1393624"},"modified":"2023-01-19T15:51:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T15:51:05","slug":"eu-plans-to-defeat-china-and-us-in-clean-tech-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=12509","title":{"rendered":"EU plans to defeat China and US in clean tech battle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the EU Commission head Ursula von der Leyen stressed<\/a> the bloc\u2019s need to boost its clean tech industry and increase its competitiveness against the US and China\u2013 amidst increasing trade tensions with both nations.<\/p>\n

The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates<\/a> that the market for mass-manufactured clean energy tech will be worth around $650 billion a year by 2030 \u2014 three times more than today\u2019s levels. And according to Von der Leyen, the targeted net-zero transformation is already causing tremendous industrial, economic, and geopolitical shifts \u2014 leaving the EU with a small window of opportunity to invest and gain leadership in the industry.<\/p>\n

The newly-announced Green Deal Industrial Plan (GDIP) aims to make Europe<\/a> \u201cthe home of clean tech.\u201d To realize that, it focuses on four main points: the regulatory environment, financing, skills, and trade.<\/p>\n

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The first pillar will see the creation of a regulatory framework that will simplify and fast-track access to funding and permits, focusing on critical net-zero<\/a> sectors such as wind, solar, and clean hydrogen. To support this, a new Net-Zero Industry Act will set clear goals for European clean tech by 2030. In essence, it will target investments on strategic projects along the entire supply chain.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo far, the EU taxonomy has shortcomings, hindering the inclusion and growth of innovative players,\u201d Dr Andreas Sichert \u2014 CEO of German clean tech company Orcan Energy <\/a>\u2014 told TNW in response to the GDIP. \u201cWe must harness the small window to foster innovation and clean tech and ensure their quick scale-up by creating a fertilizing regulatory environment free of blockages.\u201d<\/p>\n

The plan\u2019s second focal point is to drive up investment and financing of clean tech production. \u201cTo keep European industry attractive, there is a need to be competitive with the offers and incentives that are currently available outside the EU,\u201d Von der Leyen noted.<\/p>\n

For this reason, the bloc should temporarily adapt its state aid rules to make them faster and simpler for calculations, procedures, and approvals \u2014 such as the tax-break option. And to ensure funding support across the entire Union, the Commission will prepare a European Sovereignty Fund.<\/p>\n

The GDIP will also aim for the growth of the skills and skilled workers needed to facilitate the transition. It will finally seek to promote global and open fair trade.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor clean tech to deliver net zero globally, there will be a need for strong and resilient supply chains. Our economies will rely ever more on international trade as the transition speeds up to open up more markets and to access the inputs needed for industry,\u201d the Commission\u2019s chief said.<\/p>\n

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