{"id":170372,"date":"2026-07-21T03:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T01:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=170372"},"modified":"2026-07-20T10:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T08:50:53","slug":"commission-boosts-europes-competitiveness-decarbonisation-and-independence-with-electrification-action-plan-and-ets-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/commission-boosts-europes-competitiveness-decarbonisation-and-independence-with-electrification-action-plan-and-ets-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Commission boosts Europe&#8217;s competitiveness, decarbonisation and independence with Electrification Action Plan and ETS review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Commission presented last July 17 an <strong>Electrification Action Plan<\/strong>\u00a0to make Europe the first electro-powered continent, and a\u00a0<strong>stronger carbon market<\/strong>\u00a0to support EU&#8217;s industry in the\u00a0<strong>clean transition<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>electrification<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/electricity-2.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Europe&#8217;s reliance on imported fossil fuels has repeatedly exposed it to geopolitical shocks. These have driven up energy prices for both households and companies, and dragged down our competitiveness. While 70% of EU electricity is now generated from homegrown clean energy sources, the electrification rate of energy demand has stalled at 23% over the past decade. We therefore need to accelerate the electrification of energy-using sectors, notably industry, transport and buildings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To support this ambition, an indicative electrification target of 46% by 2040 will be assessed by the Commission as part of the post-2030 Energy Union package.\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Reaching this goal could\u00a0<strong>cut the EU&#8217;s fossil fuel import bill by<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u20ac260 billion\u00a0<\/strong>per year\u00a0<strong>by 2040<\/strong>.\u00a0Electrification comes with substantial benefits for the EU economy, businesses and citizens in terms of lower energy prices and competitiveness, stronger energy security and resilience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To help European manufacturers benefit and lead industrial decarbonisation and electrification efforts &#8211; to make the switch &#8211; we need investment at scale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since its launch in 2005, the\u00a0<strong>EU Emissions Trading System\u00a0(ETS<\/strong>) has delivered. It has generated more than \u20ac270 billion in revenues that were reinvested in innovation, industrial\u00a0decarbonisation\u00a0and the\u00a0modernisation\u00a0of Europe&#8217;s energy\u00a0system. All the while\u00a0helping Europe cut emissions by 50% in the sectors it covers.\u00a0\u00a0This market-based system ensures predictability across all EU countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the geopolitical and economic context has changed, and EU industry is under increased pressure. While we continue our work on climate action, we have to modernise our main decarbonisation policy &#8211; the EU ETS \u2013 to be our innovation and investment engine for\u00a0 our competitiveness and independence \u2013 in line with the\u00a0European Council June 2026 conclusions\u00a0and the\u00a0Clean Industrial Deal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ursula\u00a0<strong>von der Leyen<\/strong>, President of the European Commission said:<em>\u00a0\u201eThe best way to reduce Europe&#8217;s fossil energy dependency is to power our economy with electricity from clean, homegrown sources. Today we are proposing to make Europe the world&#8217;s first electro-powered continent. From lowering electricity prices to adapting our carbon market to the changing global realities, this is also an investment and independence plan. To keep the clean transition on track, bring relief to our industry, and support decarbonisation. Let&#8217;s switch it on.\u201c<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The ETS Review: an investment engine fit for 2040 goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The review will bring\u00a0<strong>relief to industry<\/strong>, while preserving the essential role of the ETS in the climate and energy transition, in line with the EU Climate Law. It updates the\u00a0<strong>Linear Reduction Factor (LRF) of 3.7% for 2031-2035 and 1.7% for 2036-2040<\/strong>, making the trajectory more gradual and aligned with domestic climate ambition level.\u00a0 Up to 2% high-quality international credits will allow to finance decarbonisation projects abroad and provide breathing space in 2036-2040 when the emission reduction in Europe will become more challenging.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The revised ETS will have a strong focus on\u00a0<strong>investments<\/strong>. The\u00a0<strong>Industrial Decarbonisation Bank<\/strong>\u00a0will have \u20ac100bn funding going towards industrial decarbonisation across Europe at scale. The\u00a0<strong>ETS Investment Booster<\/strong>\u00a0will be available before 2030 as the first phase of the Bank. The\u00a0<strong>EU ETS Innovation Fund<\/strong>\u00a0will continue to support first commercial applications of innovative clean technologies in a wide range of sectors. And Member States will\u00a0be required\u00a0to spend\u00a050% of their national ETS revenues\u00a0on investments to decarbonise ETS sectors. This adds up to\u00a0<strong>more than \u20ac100bn in investments before 2030<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Solidarity\u00a0<\/strong>remains at the core of the ETS. The\u00a0<strong>Modernisation Fund<\/strong>\u00a0will continue to support lower-income Member States to upgrade energy systems and industrial transformation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Free allocation\u00a0<\/strong>for companies will continue<strong>\u00a0beyond 2030,<\/strong>\u00a0and will be more closely linked to investments in decarbonisation in Europe. National ETS revenues should be reinvested in ETS sectors. The principle is clear: contributions by industry should flow back to industry. This approach encourages and rewards those that invest in the clean transition &#8211; and incentivises those who struggle to catch up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The proposal also<strong>\u00a0integrates permanent carbon removals\u00a0<\/strong>into the EU ETS. This will give additional flexibility for the hardest-to-abate sectors and will at the same time support the scale-up of these technologies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A separate proposal on benchmarks aims to increase free allocation to industry worth\u00a0<strong>\u20ac6 billion for the period 2026-2030<\/strong>. For sectors that are covered by the\u00a0Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the reduction of free allocation will be\u00a0<strong>slowed and the phase-out extended until 2038.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Commission also proposes a\u00a0<strong>reform of the\u00a0Market Stability Reserve\u00a0(MSR)<\/strong>\u00a0to further\u00a0<strong>strengthen market stability and predictability<\/strong>\u00a0for investments, maintain liquidity and reduce excessive price volatility.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>This complements the Commission&#8217;s proposal of April<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>to stop the automatic invalidation of allowances held in the Reserve.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The proposal strengthens EU ETS\u00a0<strong>for aviation and maritime<\/strong>\u00a0sectors and extends it to\u00a0<strong>waste incineration<\/strong><strong>. Across these sectors,\u00a0<\/strong>the review is creating new business opportunities, addresses risks of circumvention and levels the playing field. It also provides coherence with international developments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Electrification Action Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The benefits of electrification for European consumers are clear: driving a battery-electric vehicle can save up to 78% compared to an equivalent fossil-fuelled car. Switching from gas boilers to heat pumps cuts the average EU household&#8217;s heating bill by up to 60%, while providing important co-benefits for climate adaptation. However, barriers to widespread adoption remain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Electricity often costs three times more than gas. Grid connections can take years. Too many innovative technologies never reach commercial scale. Companies have too little incentive to make the switch from fossil fuels to electricity. The Electrification Action Plan addresses all these barriers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Plan focuses on\u00a0<strong>reducing the price gap between electricity and fossil energy costs<\/strong>\u00a0and on incentivising the uptake of cleaner, electricity-based technologies such as heat pumps, electric vehicles and batteries, among others, across Europe. The Action Plan seeks to level the playing field between electricity and gas. Their price differential often discourages the shift to cleaner options such as heat pumps, electric vehicles and electric industrial processes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To tackle this,<strong>\u00a0the proposal to future-proof electricity bills in the EU\u00a0<\/strong>will empower Member States to reduce network charges for certain consumer groups and taxes for energy-intensive businesses. It also spurs\u00a0<strong>faster deployment of smart meters<\/strong>, which will make it easier for consumers to save on their energy bills. The proposal also seeks to make sure that electricity is not taxed more heavily than gas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Action Plan also proposes solutions to\u00a0<strong>lowering the upfront costs<\/strong>\u00a0of electrification technologies across key demand sectors, such as buildings, transport and industry. It sets out a wide variety of tools that can be mobilised, such as the use of\u00a0<strong>social leasing schemes<\/strong>, ETS financial instruments, including the Social Climate Fund and the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank, and a Clean Heat Market mechanism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To enable electrification, we need to\u00a0<strong>speed up our grid deployment<\/strong>. European electricity grids are among the largest and most reliable in the world. However, long waiting lists for new connections and the existing grid is not being used as efficiently as it could be. The\u00a0<strong>Grids Package<\/strong>\u00a0proposed last year addresses these challenges, and its swift adoption<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>by the co-legislators by the end of the year will be key for Europe to speed up electrification.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Plan addresses other barriers, including the slow\u00a0<strong>uptake of innovative electrification solutions<\/strong>, by promoting the development of viable investment project and manufacturing capacity in clean energy technologies. It adopts a whole-value chain approach to bring the business case of electrification, starting with investing in skills and the\u00a0<strong>job creation potential.<\/strong>\u00a0Electrification has the potential to create hundreds of thousands of quality jobs. And we have to make sure our workforce is ready.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information: <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ip_26_1596\">European Commission<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Commission presented last July 17 an Electrification Action Plan\u00a0to make Europe the first electro-powered continent, and a\u00a0stronger carbon market\u00a0to support EU&#8217;s industry in the\u00a0clean transition\u00a0and\u00a0electrification. Europe&#8217;s reliance on imported fossil fuels has repeatedly exposed it to geopolitical shocks. These have driven up energy prices for both households and companies, and dragged down our competitiveness. 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