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⚡️Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council
💡Developing innovation & market-oriented strategies for #ClimateNeutrality
📍Berlin & Brussels
🔗 Read our latest publications 👉 https://epico.org/en/
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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...
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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. 🌱
October 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🚨 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 📝.
October 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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...
October 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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. 👇
July 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
🔋⚙️ 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.⚡
July 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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 👇
July 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🚨 #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👇
July 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🔵 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.
July 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🤩 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
June 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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
June 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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=...
June 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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.👇
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."
La production d’acier a-t-elle encore un avenir en Europe?
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June 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🚨 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. 🇪🇺

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June 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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.
May 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🤔 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
May 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
*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) 😉
May 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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
May 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
[🧵] 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👇
May 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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. 🤝
May 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🚨 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
May 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
🚨 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...
May 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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🤔 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.
April 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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...
April 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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-...
The Neglected Side of Steel Decarbonisation: Electric Steelmakers and their Message for a fair Green Steel Definition
epico.org
April 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM