Next week, the EU Commission will present its response to the multi-billion US subsidy program for green technologies, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Europe's program is called 'Net Zero Industry Act'. First details have emerged now.
Since the U.S. presented its green technology support package toward the end of last year, which has a pronounced focus on production in the domestic market, calls have been made for Europe to counter with a similar program. Numerous talks and attempts at mediation between the two industrial superpowers have taken place since then, but there seems to be no compromise so far. And so, next week, the EU Commission will present its own first draft to make Europe fit for the energy transition and net zero emissions by 2050.
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