A major EC initiative is the Competitiveness Compass, announced to ‘frame the work for the rest of the term’. One of the three pillars is the joint plan for decarbonisation and competitiveness, including the proposed Electrification Action Plan. To accelerate electrification of industry – precondition for competitiveness – Europe needs both to increase the volumes and close the price gap vis-à-vis the US and China, respectively. This calls first and foremost for accelerating investment in the EU production. Somewhat less developed are strategies to boost affordable low-carbon electricity through imports. The session will explore the linkages between the domestic and external strategy, as for example being developed in the Clean Industrial Deal.
Chair: Jan Cornillie, Research Associate, Florence School of Transnational Governance, EUI
Speakers:
- Sarah Ladislaw, Managing Director, Rocky Mountain Institute
- Maurice Dierick, Executive Director for European Affairs and member of the Executive Committee, RTE
- Marion Labatut, European Affairs Director, EDF Group
- Stefaan Vergote, Adviser, DG CLIMA European Commission
- Leonardo Meeus, Director, Florence School of Regulation, EUI
Conclusion: Christian Egenhofer, Senior Research Associate, Florence School of Transnational Governance, EUI
Participation in this event is by invitation only and all deliberations will take place under the Chatham House rule (no views or positions may be attributed publicly to any participant).
More information and the full programme of the EUI Climate Week 2025 can be found here.