Elena SCHNEIDER
Research Analyst – Cleantech, Europe programmeElena joined I4CE’s Europe programme in 2025. Based in Brussels, she focuses on European green industrial policy and cleantech.
Previously, Elena worked on green industrial policy at Europe Jacques Delors and contributed to strategic analyses of the European Green Deal at IDEA, the internal advisory service to the President of the European Commission.
Elena holds a Franco-German dual degree in European Governance, specialising in climate policy, from Sciences Po Lille and University of Münster.
Her working languages are English, French and German.
Last contributions
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23/04/2026
Blog post
The European Competitiveness Fund – one more step towards a European Green Industrial Policy?
The European Competitiveness Fund is the EU's best shot at financing its green industrial policy – if it is designed and targeted correctly. -
13/04/2026
Foreword of the week
France has the blueprint for green reindustrialisation – but does it have the necessary tools ?
The transition to a clean economy is not only a project of laws and targets : it needs to be built. France is leading the way in Europe, with France 2030 as the blueprint. -
10/04/2026
Climate Report
Green reindustrialisation in France: reality, reasonable ambition or pipe dream?
Faced with this reality, France and the European Union face a fundamental choice: adapt or fall behind. Building a decarbonised, “Made in Europe” industrial base is not one policy option among many -
24/10/2025
Climate Report
The Competitiveness Coordination Tool: How to make better choices in clean industrial policy
Europe is levelling up its industrial policy. From the Clean Industrial Deal to proposals for a more flexible EU budget, the Commission signals new ambition to build scale in strategic cleantech sectors and strengthen Europe’s decarbonising industrial base. Yet this firepower risks losing impact if spread too thinly. Limited resources demand sharper focus. As the Draghi Report made clear, Europe must act strategically: understand its industrial strengths and vulnerabilities, prioritise the sectors that matter most, and align funds, regulation, and institutional capacity accordingly.