Net-Zero Europe Platform

Objective

The Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) establishes the Net-Zero Europe Platform to support the implementation of NZIA. The platform includes representatives from the Commission and the EU countries, with the Commission chairing. It monitors progress towards the Act’s objectives. The key priorities are  

1.     Discuss, coordinate, and share best practices 

2.     Ensure uniform implementation of NZIA across all EU countries

3.     Advise project promoters on financing and investor matchmaking

See the Net-Zero Europe Platform Rules of Procedure

Tasks of the platform

Monitoring
Track progress towards the goal of 40% EU manufacturing capacity for key strategic net-zero technologies by 2030.

Permitting
Discuss the implementation of permit-granting provisions (single points of contact, duration, etc.).

Strategic projects and financing
Identify and examine bottlenecks and EU financial needs, coordinate EU and national funding, exchange with the net-zero industry advisory group and provide recommendations.

Access to markets
Recommend practices for pre-commercial and public procurement of innovative solutions, and discuss auction implementation and market access initiatives.

Academies
Support EU Member States in developing net-zero technology skills, monitor Net-Zero Industry Academies, mobilise stakeholders, and facilitate learning credential uptake.

Sandboxes
Help EU countries coordinate the setup of regulatory sandboxes.

Partnerships
Help the Commission and EU countries coordinate Net-Zero industrial partnerships and discuss relevant existing partnerships and processes.  

The platform also collaborates with other Commission initiatives, such as the high-level forum on standardisation, the SET Plan Steering Group and the EU industrial alliances.

Sub-groups 

The Net-Zero Europe Platform may create standing or temporary sub-groups to address specific questions and tasks related to the Net-Zero Industry Act. The platform members decide the exact setup of the sub-groups. Future sub-groups may be added with the consent of the platform members. The Platform currently operates in the following four sub-groups.

Net-Zero Industry Academies build a skilled workforce for net-zero technologies by supporting EU countries, monitoring progress, mobilising stakeholders, and promoting learning credentials.

Strategic projects & financing address financial challenges, coordinate EU and national funding, strengthen cross-border supply chains, and guide project promoters on financing options. The sub-group works closely with financial institutions, especially on providing financing advice to strategic project promoters. These institutions include international financing organisations, national promotional banks, commercial banks and export credit agencies.

Access to markets promotes best practices for sustainability, resilience, cybersecurity in procurement, clean tech auctions, and net-zero product support schemes.

Permitting & Net-Zero Acceleration Valleys streamline permitting to fast-track net-zero projects and develop Acceleration Valleys to implement key Net-Zero Industry Act provisions.

Net-Zero Industry Group

A Net-Zero Industry Group was established under the platform to provide recommendations, either on its own initiative or at the platform's request, to help achieve the objectives of this Regulation. The Net-Zero Industry Group will consist of promoters of net-zero strategic projects. For more information on strategic projects, visit the strategic projects under the NZIA webpages.

Net-Zero Regulatory Burden Scientific Advisory Group

The group was set up under the Net-Zero Europe Platform to assess how EU legislation affects the industries covered by the Act. It acts in an advisory role, supporting the European Commission, Parliament, and EU countries by producing evidence-based reports, highlighting and reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens, and promoting effective, science-based policymaking in line with the Better Regulation principles.

See the Net-Zero Regulatory Burden Scientific Advisory Group web page for more information on strategic projects.