The EU’s clean industrial subsidy framework leaves room for gas

The European Commission released its highly anticipated subsidy framework on 25 June, setting out how EU state aid can be dished out for the next five years. The clean industrial state aid framework, a key plank of decarbonisation goals, covers everything from nuclear, to clean technology manufacturing, to de-risking private investments in energy infrastructure. Perhaps most controversially, it allows public subsidies to go to a fossil fuel, albeit setting a 2040 phase-out date.
26 June 2025 at 8h00
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The EU Commission has unveiled its clean industrial state aid framework. Wirestock/iStock
by Ciaran Sunderland

The European Commission on 25 June adopted a highly anticipated rulebook governing the state aid that can be handed out for the next five years.

CISAF, as it’s known, forms part of the Clean Industrial Deal, the Commission’s flagship plan to decarbonise the economy and boost competitiveness, replacing the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF) implemented in 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The clean industrial state aid framework covers everything from supporting nuclear , to financing clean technology…

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