Powering Europe's competitiveness: delivering clean energy and infrastructure for growth
About this episode
The episode discusses Europe's economic challenge of enhancing competitiveness and industrial resilience while pursuing decarbonisation and investment in clean energy infrastructure.
Europe faces a defining economic challenge: how to strengthen competitiveness and industrial resilience while staying on course for decarbonisation. As policymakers implement the EU’s competitiveness agenda – from the Competitiveness Compass to the Clean Industrial Deal and the evolving “Made in Europe” agenda – attention is increasingly turning to a critical question: how can Europe accelerate investment in the infrastructure needed to power both the green and digital transitions? Affordable, reliable and sustainable energy, modern grids, electrified transport and stronger digital infrastructure are no longer climate issues alone – they are central to Europe’s economic future, industrial strategy and long-term resilience. Yet significant barriers remain. Europe continues to face investment gaps in low-carbon technologies, power infrastructure and transport systems, while businesses seek greater regulatory clarity and faster deployment pathways. How can Europe create the right conditions for investment at scale? What role should industry, policymakers and regulators play in accelerating delivery? And how can Europe turn decarbonisation into a competitive advantage? Listen to this…
Topics covered
- Europe's competitiveness
- decarbonisation
- clean energy
- infrastructure investment
- industrial resilience
- digital transition
Keywords
- competitiveness
- decarbonisation
- clean energy
- infrastructure
- investment
- digital transition
- industrial strategy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Euractiv, EU, Clean Industrial Deal, Competitiveness Compass, Made in Europe
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