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Fit for 55: Fit for Industrial Decarbonization?
This meeting is part of a continuous series organized by ERCST on the European Green Deal, which started on 8 January 2020 right after the European Commission’s EGD was announced. This work stream aims to bring together policymakers and stakeholders on a regular basis to take stock on recent developments in the EGD framework. In July the European Commission is expected to roll out 12 policy proposals as part of its “Fit for 55 package”.
While decarbonization of electric power has progressed due to various incentives as well as technological developments, setting the right framework conditions that would ensure industry put on a decarbonization pathway will be one of the main challenges to 2030 and beyond. The EU ETS, sustainable finance, CBAM, hydrogen, renewable energy, as well as other parts of the Fit for 55 package will be released in July 2021 and will play a critical role.
This session is intended as a roundtable discussion, with short interventions and a strong debate, and will specially look at a number of questions:
- What can be expected from the “Fit for 55” package with respect to industrial decarbonization?
- What is missing from what it is known now ? Are there other measures we need beyond carbon pricing
- What role do you see for carbon pricing?
- Electrification and the role of different technologies in industrial decarbonization by 2030 and beyond?
- What are the impacts that the package may have as a result of the transition?
- What are the solutions that may address negative impacts?
- How to best address just transition?
Meeting Structure
9:30 Welcome and introduction: A. Marcu, Director, ERCST
- Moderation: A. Marcu, ERCST & M. Mehling, MIT
9:35 Panel discussion
- R. M. Petriccione, Director-General, DG Clima (invited)
- E. Maillard, Senior Vice President EU affairs & Diplomatic Advisor to the CEO, EdF
- J. Kirton‑Darling, Deputy Secretary General, industriAll European Trade Union
- J. Goñi del Cacho, CEO & President, Fertiberia
- M. Staffas, Chairman, Eurometaux, President & CEO, Boliden
- S. Mori, Head of Europe, ENEL Group
- I. Miranda, CEO, LafargeHolcim Spain, Vice President, CEMBUREAU
- G. Zachmann, Senior Fellow, Bruegel
Workshop Materials
Upcoming Events
Paper Launch – Bridging the CDR funding gap: design options and policy choices
November 25 @ 15:00 - 16:30Launch Event: EU ETS – CBAM Strawman Report
December 9 @ 10:00 - 12:00Launch event – Towards a comprehensive hydrogen infrastructure – Assessing progress and addressing gaps
December 11 @ 15:00 - 17:00Stakeholder Roundtable: 2026 State of the EU ETS Report
December 16 @ 10:00 - 12:00Paper Launch – EU’s Road Transport Decarbonization Policy: Innovative Policy Approaches for Industrial Competitiveness
January 15 @ 14:30 - 16:30
Past Events
Omnibus Simplification Package – Preparing for Trilogues
November 5 @ 15:00 - 17:00International Townhall: EU CBAM Circumvention Risks & Resource Shuffling
October 30 @ 15:00 - 17:00ERCST & Veyt 2026 Review of the EU ETS and MSR: Whitepaper Launch Event (Public)
October 29 @ 09:30 - 11:30
