Political economist working on industrial policy @CANEurope - Climate Action Network Europe //board member @FairFinvzw//columnist @sampol_magazine
Joined October 2011
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Greg Van Elsen retweeted
🌍 The EU's #2040Target risks becoming a patchwork of loopholes: backloading, carbon offsets, inflated removals & sectoral swaps.
📉 These aren't tweaks, they are dangerous shortcuts that undermine trust, ambition & global leadership.
Read more: euobserver.com/green-economy…
Greg Van Elsen retweeted
Niemand durft dat nog vragen, hoeveel subsidies ondernemers die fulmineren tegen subsidies en bureaucratie ontvangen. Mij niet gelaten, maar het is het een of het ander.
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Een rant tegen subsidies, maar intussen 80 MiO eur staatssubsidies voor één van zn bedrijven hier. En ook nog 50 mio via VS Chips Act. xfab.com/automotive/news-det…
Jammer dat dergelijk fundamenteel debat, zo slecht voorbereid en gemodereerd wordt. Chapeau @msaraswati om u staande houden. 3 min googlen - een tip voor de redactie @deafspraaktv
xfab.com/automotive/news-det… - één vd Roland z'n parels kreeg in 2023 nog 80 mio euro staatssteun 1/2
Ondernemer Roland Duchâtelet gelooft niet in de nieuwe Europese 'Clean Industrial Deal': "Wij investeren niet meer in België, ik ben kwaad, er is geen level playing field meer"
#deafspraak
btw in de VS is er de Chips Act voor Roland z'n sector, die 280 miljard euro vrijmaakt aan publieke middelen, incl 40 miljard aan subsidies 2/2
Greg Van Elsen retweeted
📢 Ahead of the #CleanIndustrialDeal unveiling, CAN Europe urges industrial policies that drive the transition - not a blank check for polluters.
Strong social & environmental conditions, ambitious climate & energy targets, and less fossil fuels reliance must be at the core. 🌍
Greg Van Elsen retweeted
We want a deal that ensures European industries lead in the transition to a sustainable economic model—one that generates social benefits within planetary boundaries.
Here is our position paper on #CleanIndustrialDeal ⬇️
caneurope.org/can-europe-pos…
Greg Van Elsen retweeted
⚠️Is regulation really stifling Europe’s economy, or just an easy scapegoat?
The @EU_Commission 's Competitiveness Compass promises to cut 25% of today’s regulatory burden claiming it holds back EU’s economy.
Read more🔗caneurope.org/regulitis-real…
@BollenYelter @gregvanelsen
Greg Van Elsen retweeted
🚨#CompetitivenessCompass is out🚨
There is a big misstep from the Commission.
It is not the rules protecting people, climate & environment holding companies back but the lack of investment & high energy prices driven by the EU’s fossil gas dependency⬇️
caneurope.org/competitivenes…
Greg Van Elsen retweeted
NEW PAPER: The 2022 fossil fuel price jumps caused an oil and gas profit explosion. We show the US reaped the largest profit increase (USD 275bn) of any country. Big Oil claims this benefits the American people. In fact, 51% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A 🧵
Greg Van Elsen retweeted
Government spending cuts under 🇦🇷 president Milei:
Investment in science and technology is collapsing (lowest levels since the restoration of democracy), sharp cuts also on infrastructure, youth/family, education, health and security - but large increases for State Intelligence.
We don't need a capital strike but capital investments from the biggest carbon emitters. #arcelormittal
Steelmakers enjoyed the biggest chunk of free ETS allocations, made record profits, destroyed own capital with share buybacks in the billions..ft.com/content/94c174d0-cfde… via @ft
Greg Van Elsen retweeted
Will @ArcelorMittal freeze green steel projects in Europe? 👉 carbon-pulse.com/346666/
⛔ It would be a disaster for the EU leadership on green industrial transformation.
✅ Only a decarbonised steel industry can be competitive, future-proof and socially just.
📰 Read our Transformation Recommendations for the Steel Industry: shorturl.at/3xCCT
@AnalogFryd #greensteel #steel
Greg Van Elsen retweeted
🚨New paper alarm🚨
With Trump back, European sovereignty discourse is back. But what does sovereignty actually mean? And how could it be strengthened for the members of the EU today (esp. given the challenges recently & clearly identified by @hanskundnani in @DissentMag)? 1/8
first round of #Roswall hearings; ++
- clear commitment that simplif does not mean deregul
- mentions recycle/reuse & reduce
- acknowl of giga material footprint
- recognises that targets r key levers in climate policy, no blanket no 4 resource reduction targets 1/2
Greg Van Elsen retweeted
💡#Competitiveness is the buzzword of the day...
...But we need social & environmental conditions tied to the public support given to companies in the upcoming #CleanIndustrialDeal.
Read our Open Statement⬇️
caneurope.org/public-money-p…
Greg Van Elsen retweeted
We want #CleanIndustrialDeal that:
🇪🇺 Coordinates green industrial policy at EU level
🌱Builds on ambitious climate targets
⚡️ Reduces energy & resource demand
🪢 Has conditionalities for companies supported
❌Does not rollback envi & social legislation
caneurope.org/letter-to-the-…