The Net-Zero industry Act, already informally agreed upon with the council, sets a target for Europe to produce 40% of its annual deployment needs in net-zero technologies by 2030.
This is based on National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) and to capture 15% of the global market value for these technologies.
Technologies to be supported include all renewable technologies, industrial decarbonisation, grid and energy storage technologies.
The law will simplify the permitting process, setting maximum timelines for projects to be authorised depending on their scope and output.
The agreement provides for the creation of Net-Zero Acceleration Valleys initiatives, speeding up the permitting process by delegating parts of the evidence collection for environmental assessments to member states.
The legislation will encourage funding from national Emission Trading System (ETS) revenues and for most strategic projects through the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), and it is a step towards a European Sovereignty fund.
“This vote is good news for European industry and sets the tone for the next term. To achieve all our economic, climate and energy ambitions, we need industry in Europe. This Act is the first step to making our market fit for this purpose”, said lead MEP Christian Ehler.
Net-Zero Industry Act wins support
