EU carbon rules / Regulations / Industrial Decarbonisation Bank
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Industrial Decarbonisation Bank
Under the Clean Industrial Deal (being established)
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Who the regulation applies to
This regulation applies to:
- EU industrial decarbonisation projects (energy-intensive sectors such as steel, chemicals and cement, and related clean technologies) — target beneficiaries are SMEs, micro-enterprises and large enterprises
- Member States and EU institutions or public financial institutions such as the European Investment Bank participating in financing
- (Scale) A target of about EUR 100 000 000 000, funded from the Innovation Fund, part of ETS revenues and a revised InvestEU; it will be integrated into the governance framework of the future ‘Competitiveness Fund’; a EUR 1 000 000 000 industrial decarbonisation auction pilot was launched in 2025
Industrial Decarbonisation Bank (for EU industrial decarbonisation projects and Member States); the source is COM(2025) 85, the Clean Industrial Deal, and the official EUR-Lex text; no local source text is available in this repository for verbatim citation.
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What the regulation requires
| Duty | Trigger | Evidence | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apply for industrial decarbonisation financing An industrial decarbonisation bank instrument of around €100bn supporting emission reduction projects. | Industrial emission reduction projects | Project application, emission reduction calculation | From 2026 |
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Related regulations
- EU ETS Directive Directive 2003/87/EC In force
- ETS Revision (Fit for 55) Directive (EU) 2023/959 In force
- ETS Transitional Rules for Free Allocation Delegated Reg (EU) 2019/331 (as amended by 2024/873) In force
- State Aid Guidelines on Indirect Cost Compensation (EEI) Guidelines on EEI compensation In force
- Renewable Energy Directive RED III Directive (EU) 2023/2413 In force
- Electricity Market Reform Regulation (EU) 2024/1747 In force
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