🚨 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/...

📺 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.👇

🚨 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.

Germany has 6 months to submit a new bidding zone plan. Right now, electricity costs are the same everywhere, with big imbalances.🔌 Splitting zones sends clearer signals, but it’s politically sensitive. Our CEO Dr. Bernd Weber breaks it down in @table.media 👉 table.media/en/europe/fe...

Need an enjoyable read for the long weekend? Look no further, the Green Steel Dialogues are here 🏭 🌱 @parodijulian.bsky.social kicks things off by speaking with Adina Adler, Executive Director of the GSCC®, on a pressing issue: What actually counts as ‘green steel’? 👇 epico.org/en/blog/the-...

⚡ EPICO's Monthly Policy Update is here! ⚡ As spring sunshine brightens Brussels, global trade tensions are casting shadows over Europe’s path to net zero. This month, we explore how industrial policy is adapting to a world in flux 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/bravin...

🏭 From blast furnace to recycling, steel should live forever. But we’re only scratching the surface of its circular potential👇 ⛏️ Steel starts with iron ore, coal, limestone — a CO2-heavy process, emitting nearly 2x more per steel unit than recycling! 🪨🧱

❓Should the EU re-evaluate its strategy with third countries in the green transition? At #EES2025, our Sam Williams stressed that balance is key to navigating energy security and international cooperation. 🗣️ “We cannot change everything so that everything remains as it is..."

🚨New paper! To make the energy transition affordable, we must unlock private capital. Our joint study w/ @iwkoeln.bsky.social & @bellonadeutschland.bsky.social sets out key levers: reduce grid costs, boost credit access, mobilise markets & de-risk investments. Read in 🇩🇪👉 epico.org/de/investiti...

Neue Studie! 📄 Deutschland hat das Kapital – aber nicht die Rahmenbedingungen. Zusammen mit @epicothinktank.bsky.social und @iwkoeln.bsky.social schlagen wir 5 Finanzierungsinstrumente für die Klimatransformation vor. 🌱 Link zur Studie: de.bellona.org/publication/...

👀 Today, we're exploring key questions on #CarbonManagement in 🇩🇪. 🤔How can we scale #CCUS technologies, build infrastructure, & create viable business models within the right regulatory framework? With a full house in Berlin, prof. Andreas Loeschel launched the event with a keynote speech 👇

We dig, we build, we dump... then start all over again. Resources aren’t infinite, and a circular economy rewrites the story: waste becomes worth. 🔄 🤔But... how do we get there? We recently published a Policy Brief to answer this exact question in the EU's waste sector 👉 epico.org/en/publicati...

🛠️ Steel is responsible for around 11% of global CO₂ emissions. The good news? Cleaner production methods already exist.👇

Should the #GEG continue to focus on reducing energy use, or shift towards cutting CO₂ emissions across the entire building lifecycle? Our expert Simon Munkler argues in his op-ed for @table.media (in🇩🇪) that Germany’s Building Energy Act needs a pragmatic middle ground 👉 table.media/climate/stan...

🔎Spotlight on steel at @europarl.europa.eu again this week. 🩺The diagnosis of European steel industry's trouble is widely shared but proposals for treatment vary. 🏭Current coal-based production model is incompatible with our climate targets and competitiveness endeavours = not at all future-proof.

Are you ready to join the Carbon Management debate? With KAS, we're organising an in-depth discussion (in🇩🇪) on what it will take to make Carbon Management 2.0 a cornerstone of Germany’s climate-neutral economy. 📍In Berlin. 🔗 Register here 👉 www.kas.de/de/veranstal...

🏭 The conversation on #GreenSteel is heating up 🔥 💬 Our very own @parodijulian.bsky.social spoke recently to @table.media about accelerating the green transition in steel, stressing the need for cleaner production to keep CBAM effective. 🔗Check out the full article 👉 table.media/en/europe/an...

👋 Hello BlueSky! We are EPICO KlimaInnovation, an independent, market-based and innovation-oriented think tank for climate & energy policy. We are always looking for new ways to promote our mission to net-zero and are excited to share our insights on Europe's clean industrial transition here!