The Clean Industrial Deal has arrived - what are the key changes?

On 26 February 2025, the European Commission unveiled its anticipated Clean Industrial Deal providing concrete actions to situate decarbonisation as a driver of growth for Europe's industries. The deal provides measures to boost every stage of production, focusing on the energy-intensive industries and the cleantech sector. 

The main elements featuring in the Deal include: 

• Lowering energy bills for industries, businesses and households, while promoting the transition to a low-carbon economy.
• Boosting demand for clean products
  Financing the clean transition (mobilising over €100 billion to support EU-made clean manufacturing)
• Integrating circularity in the decarbonisation strategy to make the most of the EU’s limited resources.
• Acting on a global scale including through Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships.
• Upskilling in areas including skills in clean technologies, digitalisation, and entrepreneurship.  

Read more about the Clean Industrial Deal here. 

How it could benefit your SME?