{"id":72686,"date":"2026-06-05T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T04:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=72686"},"modified":"2026-06-04T19:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:36:37","slug":"state-europe-climate-investment-2026","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/en\/publication\/state-europe-climate-investment-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The State of Europe\u2019s Climate Investment &#8211; 2026 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The energy crisis exposes the European Union\u2019s\u00a0(EU)\u00a0structural vulnerabilities: accelerating investment\u00a0in clean energy and low-carbon technologies\u00a0is key to securing economic prosperity, energy independence, and households\u2019\u00a0purchasing\u00a0power<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The new energy crisis, in the wake of what the International Energy Agency\u2019s Executive Director describes as\u00a0\u201c<\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the greatest threat to global energy security in history\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0once again highlights the\u00a0EU\u2019s\u00a0structural vulnerability to fossil-fuel dependence<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Soaring oil prices increasingly weigh on households\u2019\u00a0purchasing\u00a0power and undermine\u00a0EU\u2019s energy security and\u00a0industrial competitiveness. In this context, a fossil-free economy is no longer solely an environmental\u00a0objective, but also a strategic economic imperative. Accelerating investment in low-carbon infrastructure, electrification, energy efficiency, and clean\u00a0technology (clean tech)\u00a0will reduce\u00a0the\u00a0EU\u2019s\u00a0dependence on imported fossil fuels, strengthen its industrial base, and protect citizens from future energy price shocks.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 20px 0;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; height: 6px; margin-bottom: 40px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1; background-color: #87ceeb;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; background-color: #ffffff; border-top: 2px solid #e0e0e0;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; background-color: #003366;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 30px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n<h1 style=\"font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold; color: #003366; margin: 0 0 30px 0; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px;\">Key findings<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent; display: inline; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #003366; text-underline-offset: 4px; background: linear-gradient(#003366, #003366); background-size: 100% 100%; padding: 2px 8px; margin: 0 0 8px 0;\">Fossil fuel prices<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #003366; margin: 8px 0 0 0; line-height: 1.6;\">As fossil fuel prices soar, accelerating clean investment has become an imperative to reduce the EU&#8217;s dependence on imported fossil fuels, strengthen its industrial base, and protect citizens from future energy price shocks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; display: inline; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #003366; text-underline-offset: 4px; background: linear-gradient(#003366, #003366); background-size: 100% 100%; padding: 2px 8px; margin: 0 0 8px 0;\">Climate investment stalls<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #003366; margin: 8px 0 0 0; line-height: 1.6;\">After surging in 2022 in response to the energy crisis, climate investment has since stagnated, reflecting a broader lack of long-term investment planning. Only investment in clean road transport has increased.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; display: inline; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #003366; text-underline-offset: 4px; background: linear-gradient(#003366, #003366); background-size: 100% 100%; padding: 2px 8px; margin: 0 0 8px 0;\">Needs unmet<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #003366; margin: 8px 0 0 0; line-height: 1.6;\">Clean investment reached 534 billion euros in 2025, covering only 61% of annual needs to reach EU\u2019s 2030 target.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; display: inline; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #003366; text-underline-offset: 4px; background: linear-gradient(#003366, #003366); background-size: 100% 100%; padding: 2px 8px; margin: 0 0 8px 0;\">Uneven sectoral progress<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #003366; margin: 8px 0 0 0; line-height: 1.6;\">Progress is uneven: solar, battery storage, public charging points and cleantech manufacturing are on track, but wind energy, grid infrastructure and buildings renovation remain underfunded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 40px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; display: inline; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #003366; text-underline-offset: 4px; background: linear-gradient(#003366, #003366); background-size: 100% 100%; padding: 2px 8px; margin: 0 0 8px 0;\">Long term strategies needed<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #003366; margin: 8px 0 0 0; line-height: 1.6;\">To meet the 2030 and 2040 targets, the EU and its Member States must move beyond crisis-driven investment and commit to long-term investment strategies that provide clear and stable signals to investors, businesses, and citizens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 20px 0;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; height: 6px; margin-bottom: 40px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1; background-color: #87ceeb;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; background-color: #ffffff; border-top: 2px solid #e0e0e0;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; background-color: #003366;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After a sharp rise in\u00a02022, following the energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine, investment\u00a0in clean\u00a0energy\u00a0has\u00a0stagnated,\u00a0reflecting a broader\u00a0lack of long-term investment planning<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the time,\u00a0public decision-makers, businesses, and citizens chose to invest\u00a0more heavily in moving away from fossil fuels and improving energy efficiency, although this investment was still insufficient.\u00a0Since then, however, momentum has faded.\u00a0Investment\u00a0in the low-carbon transition<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0reached 534 billion euros in 2025,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">well below\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the estimated 878 billion euros needed annually to meet the EU\u2019s 2030 climate targets<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0An increase in investment\u00a0across certain sectors in the first months of 2026 suggests that the EU\u00a0economy could once again ramp up investment in response to\u00a0the current\u00a0energy price crisis.\u00a0Yet, to translate this dynamic into a sustained upward trend, robust long-term investment planning is essential.\u00a0Beyond sustaining long-term climate goals, such\u00a0a\u00a0forward-looking\u00a0approach\u00a0would\u00a0also\u00a0reduce\u00a0the need for\u00a0governments\u00a0to implement costly\u00a0emergency measures to shield citizens and businesses\u00a0from energy price\u00a0spikes\u00a0in the future.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102786703 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102786703 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"caption\">Figure\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"FieldRange SCXW102786703 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102786703 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102786703 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"caption\">1<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102786703 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102786703 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"caption\">.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102786703 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"caption\">The investment deficit in energy, buildings, transport, and cleantech manufacturing is estimated at 344 billion euros in 2025.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW102786703 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181418-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-72719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181418-1-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181418-1-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181418-1-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181418-1-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181418-1.png 1077w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em>Source: <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong>. All figures are in 2025 euros. On the left, this graph represents the average climate investment needs per year for the EU to reach its climate objectives between 2026 and 2030 in the energy, buildings, transport, and clean tech manufacturing sectors (878 billion euros). It compares them to the 2025 investments for the same sectors (534 billion euros). The difference between the two gives the climate investment deficit (344 billion euros).\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\">\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Investment rebounds\u00a0slightly\u00a0in 2025, but\u00a0remains\u00a0well short of what is needed to meet the EU&#8217;s 2030 targets<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">After contracting in 2024,\u00a0investment rebounded slightly in 2025 across the energy, buildings, transport, and cleantech manufacturing sectors, reaching 534 billion euros.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">This\u00a0represents\u00a0a 2.4% growth compared to 2024, bringing investment levels close to those recorded in 2023.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The 2025 growth\u00a0was\u00a0mainly driven\u00a0by a 23% increase in investment in electric road transport, supported by the continued uptake of battery electric passenger vehicles. Conversely, investment in renewable and nuclear\u00a0energy fell by 9%, continuing a downward trend since 2022, reflecting slow\u00a0permitting\u00a0procedures, limited grid capacity\u00a0(with grid investment stagnating since 2023), and slower-than-expected growth in electricity demand. Investment in residential and non-residential building renovation also declined by 5% in 2025, led by the reduction of certain public support schemes, specifically in the residential sector.\u00a0Finally,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">investment in wind turbines, solar panels, batteries,\u00a0electrolysers\u00a0and heat pumps manufacturing stagnated in 2025 compared to\u00a0the\u00a0previous year, in a context of a global decline in cleantech manufacturing investment.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:4278190080,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:4278190080,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Figure\u00a02.\u00a0After contracting by 2% in 2024, climate investment in the EU economy grew by 2% in 2025, reaching 534 billion euros, close to the 2023 level.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181646-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-72720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181646-1-1024x363.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181646-1-1024x363.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181646-1-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181646-1-768x272.png 768w, https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181646-1-1536x545.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181646-1.png 1576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em>Source: <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> All data are in 2025 euros. This figure represents climate investment in the energy, buildings, transport, and cleantech manufacturing sectors between 2020 and 2025.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With current\u00a0investment\u00a0covering\u00a0only\u00a061%\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0878 billion euros\u00a0needed\u00a0annually\u00a0to meet the\u00a0EU&#8217;s\u00a02030 targets,\u00a0the investment gap\u00a0stands at\u00a0344 billion euros,\u00a045\u00a0billion\u00a0wider than in\u00a02024.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0While\u00a0investment has grown\u00a0overall, it has consistently fallen short of what is needed, creating a moving target effect. Every year of underinvestment adds to future requirements, widening the deficit and making the challenge progressively harder as 2030 approaches.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Figure\u00a03.\u00a0The climate investment gap\u00a0grew\u00a0by 45 billion euros between 2024 and 2025, to reach 344 billion euros.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181739-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-72718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181739-1-1024x385.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181739-1-1024x385.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181739-1-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181739-1-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181739-1-1536x578.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-decran-2026-06-04-181739-1.png 1578w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><em>S<span style=\"color: #003366;\">ource: <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> All data are in 2025 euros. This figure represents the evolution of the climate investment gap between 2022 and 2025 at constant sectoral scope and methodology.<\/span><\/em> <\/span><span style=\"color: #003366;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the sectoral level, the trends shaping the investment gap tell a more varied story.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0A certain number of sectors are progressing well toward their 2030\u00a0objectives, reflecting both the effectiveness of targeted policy interventions and strong underlying demand. This is notably the case for solar power, battery storage, public charging infrastructure for light-duty vehicles, and cleantech manufacturing, where 2025 investment levels already exceed those\u00a0required\u00a0to meet the 2030 targets. By contrast, many sectors are still not investing at the pace\u00a0required, and some sectors present a more critical situation than others. Wind energy is a striking example, with 2025 investments amounting to just 25% of identified needs. This deficit is\u00a0largely driven\u00a0by the investment gap in electricity grids which, despite reaching 78% of requirements in 2025,\u00a0remains\u00a0a critical bottleneck constraining progress across other sectors, from renewables deployment to the electrification of end uses, and needs to be tackled urgently.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Strengthening Europe&#8217;s long-term policy frameworks to accelerate investment and reduce exposure to future energy crises<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To reduce exposure to future energy crises\u00a0and\u00a0accelerate\u00a0investment in the low-carbon transition,\u00a0the EU and its Member States have a range of concrete policy levers at their disposal.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On regulation\u00a0for instance, the revision of the\u00a0CO<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0standards for cars and vans\u00a0regulation\u00a0must preserve its ambition to sustain the shift to fossil-free mobility, ensure car affordability for\u00a0households\u00a0and protect investments already made in\u00a0European battery manufacturing.\u00a0On governance, the upcoming revision of the Energy Union Governance regulation should be seized as an opportunity to turn National Energy and Climate Plans into genuine national climate investment roadmaps.\u00a0On\u00a0planning, the development of electrification plans, both at EU and national\u00a0levels,\u00a0is\u00a0essential to protect citizens and businesses from rising energy prices,\u00a0through the implementation\u00a0of\u00a0measures\u00a0aimed at accelerating low-carbon mobility and\u00a0buildings decarbonisation.\u00a0Finally, on budgetary issues,\u00a0the EU budget plays an essential role in enabling climate investments in several Member States. The next EU budget for 2028-2034 must secure substantial and dedicated funding for climate investment across Member States.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These levers must send a clear and durable long-term signal to investors, businesses, and citizens willing to invest in the decarbonisation of the economy<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0The European Commission\u00a0is\u00a0set to publish its proposals\u00a0for the\u00a0post-2030 regulatory framework following the adoption of the\u00a02040\u00a0emissions\u00a0reduction\u00a0objective. While the\u00a0EU27\u00a0is\u00a0still far from meeting its 2030 targets,\u00a0implementing\u00a0and\u00a0maintaining\u00a0long-term\u00a0commitments\u00a0is essential to ensure a stable and predictable regulatory framework that fosters long-term investment.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The EU and its Member States must break free from the pattern of crisis-driven investment and\u00a0instead\u00a0commit to\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">long-term investment strategies that durably protect citizens, businesses, and Europe\u2019s energy security from future\u00a0energy\u00a0shocks.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The energy crisis exposes the EU\u00a0structural vulnerabilities: accelerating investment\u00a0in clean energy and low-carbon technologies\u00a0is key to securing economic prosperity, energy independence, and households\u2019\u00a0purchasing\u00a0power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":72713,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_ogeeat_og_title":"","_ogeeat_og_description":"","_ogeeat_og_image":"","_ogeeat_tw_title":"","_ogeeat_tw_description":"","_ogeeat_tw_image":"","_ogeeat_voice_snippet":""},"type_publication":[49],"class_list":["post-72686","publication","type-publication","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","type_publication-climate-report"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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