Renewable capacity buildoutTechnology deployment
0.85Strengthened70% impact weight
Setting EU manufacturing-capacity targets and fast-tracking permitting for solar, wind and battery production strengthens the industrial base for renewable buildout.
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EU launches Green Deal Industrial Plan and Net-Zero Industry Act
On 1 February 2023, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age to boost Europe's clean-tech manufacturing competitiveness. Its centrepiece, the Net-Zero Industry Act proposed on 14 March 2023, set targets for EU industrial capacity in technologies such as solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and heat pumps, and aimed to fast-track permitting; it was adopted by EU co-legislators in the first half of 2024 alongside the Critical Raw Materials Act. The plan sought to anchor renewable-supply-chain manufacturing within the EU.
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On 1 February 2023, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age to boost Europe's clean-tech manufacturing competitiveness. Its centrepiece, the Net-Zero Industry Act proposed on 14 March 2023, set targets for EU industrial capacity in technologies such as solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and heat pumps, and aimed to fast-track permitting; it was adopted by EU co-legislators in the first half of 2024 alongside the Critical Raw Materials Act. The plan sought to anchor renewable-supply-chain manufacturing within the EU.
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