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Our Work in Europe

Driving climate action for energy security, innovation, and growth

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Europe can prove climate action and competitiveness go hand-in-hand.

It is time for the EU and European countries to develop a climate strategy that reflects the scale and complexity of the problem, advancing a broad set of policy and technology solutions within the key contexts of innovation, infrastructure, growth, and competitiveness. CATF is on-the-ground in Europe, bringing a pragmatic approach to advancing climate solutions across the continent.

CATF’s work in Europe

EUropean Union
Central and Eastern Europe
United Kingdom

The challenges

Europe has long been a climate leader, passing dozens of clean energy and emissions reductions policies touching every major sector of its economy – but implementation is lagging and ambitions have collided with the realities of a changing geopolitical landscape. As Europe shifts its focus, reducing emissions while fostering technology innovation can ensure competitiveness and energy security in a changing world.  

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European policymakers see the opportunity

“Reaching climate neutrality by 2050 will require a wide range of innovative technologies, in areas from mobility to energy.”

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (Political Guidelines for the Next European Commission 2024−2029)

“The focus is on innovation and competitiveness, environmental protection and climate action, and employment and inclusion. For the European single market to function well and progress to be made on European integration, we need a sustainable economic development across the different regions of Europe.”

Dr. Robert Habeck, Vice Chancellor of Germany and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

“The new economic era that emerges already requires massive investments in green and digital transitions, especially through innovative and competitive new clean technologies.”

Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania

“Without a sufficiently resilient energy system there will be no energy transition; therefore, it is important to look for solutions enhancing energy sovereignty through technological diversification, the optimum use of national capabilities and diversification of supply routes.”

Paulina Hennig-Kloska, Minister of Climate and Environment, Poland

“There is now a clean energy imperative: the answers to security, and affordability, as well as sustainability, all now point in the direction of investing in clean energy at speed and scale.”

Ed Miliband, UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Our approach

At CATF, we know that climate action must work alongside the imperatives of energy security and economic growth. We need a strategy that includes:

Policies that support a range of energy solutions and enable each country or region to deploy solutions that suit its individual resource endowments and economy.

More efficient funding to support Europe’s energy sovereignty, just transition and social cohesion.

Proactive, long-term policy and investment planning to scale needed technologies and deliver a more efficient, less costly energy system.

Our new vision for Europe

An energy secure, economically strong, climate-neutral Europe that promotes technology optionality and supports global decarbonisation, including:

  • 24/7 carbon-free electricity  
  • Methane mitigation measures, including on imported energy products 
  • Carbon capture and storage deployment  
  • Preservation and scaling of nuclear fission, including small modular reactors 
  • Sensible hydrogen deployment in no-regrets sectors 
  • Verified and additional carbon dioxide removal measures 
  • Cean fuels deployment for marine shipping, aviation, and heavy freight 
  • Pilots and demonstration of superhot rock geothermal energy systems projects 
  • A commercially minded approach to harnessing fusion energy 
  • Getting real on the role of bioenergy and biomethane 
  • Faster and more efficient infrastructure deployment 
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Our European team of experts is focused on applying pressure in Brussels and driving a comprehensive policy and technology advocacy agenda forward in member states.

Media Inquiries: For all press and media inquiries related to our work in Europe, please contact Julia Kislitsyna.