Europeans want to weigh in the global “cleantech” fight

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Will Europeans be able to preserve and develop clean industries? The Commission is proposing two texts to deal with relocations to the United States.

Par Emmanuel Beretta

The common objective of Europeans is to devote 3% of their GDP to research by 2030.
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Published on 03/15/2023 at 7:00 p.m.

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« D’by 2030, we want to be able to produce at least 40% of the necessary clean technologies”, assured Ursula von der Leyen before the European Parliament on Wednesday, on the eve of presenting a legislative act called Net Zero Industry Act which is, also, a response to Joe Biden’s IRA. Returning from the United States, the President of the European Commission says that President Joe Biden has agreed to treat European electric vehicles without a protectionist barrier. “European car manufacturers can benefit from tax breaks in the United States,” she says.

Discussions are also underway with the US administration regarding the critical raw materials needed for electric batteries. The EU intends to obtain the principle of a…