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Energy-intensive industry: How to stay competitive and avoid inefficient subsidy races

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Published: March 2nd, 2025,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Lukas Bertram, Andreas Eisl, Philipp Jäger & Philipp C. Verpoort
Philipp C. Verpoort (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, PIK), Philipp Jäger (Jacques Delors Center) Andreas Eisl (Jacques Delors Institute) and Lukas Bertram (ZOE Institute for Future-fit Economies).

Across the EU, politicians and interest groups are calling for action to quickly lower energy prices to support struggling energy-intensive industries. At the EU level, the „Affordable Energy Action Plan,“ to be proposed alongside the „Clean Industrial Deal“ this week, will outline how energy prices can be lowered in the short and long term.

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