Deloitte Climate & Sustainability Competency Lab
The lecture of the DCS Competency Lab held by Simone Tagliapietra focuses on the industrial policies to be adopted to achieve Net Zero targets, with particular reference to the Green Deal Industrial Plan, that will complement the European Green Deal and REPowerEU in supporting the transition to climate neutrality. Proposals made at the European level will be presented and macroeconomic and industrial implications, especially for the energy sector, will be discussed.
Deloitte Climate & Sustainability Competency Lab
About the speaker
Simone Tagliapietra is a senior fellow at Bruegel and teaches environmental policy at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Johns Hopkins University. His research covers issues related to global decarbonization and he is an expert on European Union climate and energy policies. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Clean Air Task Force (CATF).
Interview with Simone Tagliapietra
C-TAKEAWAYS: Fast facts for the C-level
- Climate policies need to be turned into industrial opportunities to create jobs and economic growth.
- The industrial sector plays an increasingly important role in achieving Net Zero.
- Despite the big energy crisis we recently faced, the European green transition has not faltered, quite the opposite.
- The Net Zero Industry Act also aims to foster self-sufficiency in Europe when it comes to clean technologies that are considered strategic.
- Don't bet against decarbonization and the speed of decarbonization in Europe because you're going to lose.
- Invest on innovation and gain from first mover advantages.
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