Decarbonising energy-intensive industries: challenge or opportunity for coal regions? Webinar series

Energy-intensive industries such as steel, cement, and chemicals, are present in many EU coal regions because the availability of coal as an abundant local energy source attracted these industries. The urge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the increasing costs for CO₂ emission certificates, and the increasing ambition in climate mitigation put pressure on conventional production processes in energy-intensive industries. Thus coal regions with energy-intensive industries are facing a double transformation: the phase-out of coal and the transition to a carbon-neutral industrial base. However, the transition can also provide opportunities - attracting investments and innovation to coal regions.