Europe’s clean industrial transformation: Where we are, what we need

• Florence School of Transnational Governance
• STG Climate

Session as part of the EUI Climate Week 2026

Since the launch of the Clean Industrial Deal in February 2025, the EU has entered a new phase of industrial policymaking. A wave of strategic initiatives — from sectoral dialogues and strategic action plans to more operational measures such as the Clean Industry State Aid Framework (CISAF) and the Industrial Accelerator Act — is reshaping the landscape for Europe’s industrial transition. Yet turning this emerging architecture into real-world outcomes requires focus and prioritisation.

This session as part of EUI Climate Week aims to address the question of how Europe can ensure a successful clean industrial transformation by using public funding—such as the upcoming Industrial Decarbonisation Bank—to mobilise large‑scale private investment and create lead markets that accelerate deployment and provide demand certainty.

Chair: Simone Tagliapietra, European University Institute and Bruegel

Panelists:

• Elisabetta Cornago, Center for European Reform
• Ola Hansen, Stegra
• Ben McWilliams, Bruegel
• William Todts, Transport & Environment

Conclusion: Simone Tagliapietra, European University Institute and Bruegel

More information and the full programme of the EUI Climate Week 2026 can be found here.