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Framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act)

TA-9-2023-0401 · P9_TA(2023)0401 · PE749.154

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation aims to strengthen the EU's manufacturing of net-zero technologies, setting benchmarks for production capacity and streamlining permitting. It introduces measures on public procurement and auctions to favour sustainable and resilient products, and establishes a CO2 injection capacity target for 2030. It also creates a Net-Zero Europe Platform, European Net-Zero Industry Academies for skills, and regulatory sandboxes for innovation.

Key points

  1. Sets Union objectives: by 2030, manufacturing capacity for net-zero technologies should reach at least 40% of annual deployment needs and at least 25% of global demand.
  2. Requires Member States to designate a single authority to coordinate permitting for net-zero manufacturing projects, with deadlines of 9 or 12 months depending on capacity.
  3. For net-zero strategic projects, permitting deadlines are 6 or 9 months, and they must be given priority status and considered in the public interest.
  4. Allows Member States to designate Net-Zero Industry Valleys with streamlined permitting and support measures, including increased co-financing rates.
  5. Sets a Union target of at least 50 million tonnes of annual CO2 injection capacity by 2030, with contributions from entities selling oil and gas.
  6. Requires public procurement for net-zero technologies to include sustainability and resilience criteria with a weight of at least 30% of award criteria.
  7. For renewable energy auctions, sustainability and resilience criteria must have a weight between 35% and 50%.
  8. Establishes European Net-Zero Industry Academies to develop training programmes, aiming to train 100,000 learners each within three years.
  9. Creates a Net-Zero Europe Platform to coordinate actions, including on financing, skills, and international partnerships.
  10. Allows Member States to set up regulatory sandboxes for testing innovative net-zero technologies, with no administrative fines for compliant participants.

Who is affected

  • Manufacturers of net-zero technologies in the EU, who face new benchmarks and streamlined permitting.
  • Oil and gas companies selling in the EU, which must contribute to CO2 injection capacity.
  • Public authorities and contracting entities, which must apply sustainability and resilience criteria in procurement and auctions.
  • Workers and learners, who can benefit from training programmes by the Academies.

Figures and deadlines

  • At least 40% of annual deployment needs and 25% of global demand by 2030.
  • Permit-granting deadlines: 9 months for projects under 1 GW, 12 months for over 1 GW.
  • Strategic projects: 6 months for under 1 GW, 9 months for over 1 GW.
  • CO2 injection capacity target: 50 million tonnes annually by 2030.
  • Sustainability and resilience criteria weight: at least 30% in procurement, 35-50% in auctions.
  • Academies to train 100,000 learners each within three years.

Legal basis: Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union