Greg Van Elsen

Political economist working on industrial policy @CANEurope - Climate Action Network Europe //board member @FairFinvzw//columnist @sampol_magazine

[Greg Van Elsen @gregvanelsen]

@MattZeitlin I just read Deluge for nothing

[Greg Van Elsen @gregvanelsen]

@paolatamma thanks, to be seen what will be in final text. I am hearing that social climate fund would be fully in budget

[CAN EUROPE @CANEurope]

🌍 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: https://t.co/5xhYKi7N5f

[Bram Verschuere 🇪🇺 @VerschuereBram]

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.
https://t.co/1yS8DI4hnq

[Greg Van Elsen @gregvanelsen]

@jvluijmans https://t.co/tfEzMTT3Km groetjes

[Greg Van Elsen @gregvanelsen]

@GevaertThomas 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. https://t.co/tfEzMTT3Km

[Greg Van Elsen @gregvanelsen]

maar dat wist roland ook al https://t.co/C4poHOTXnV

[Greg Van Elsen @gregvanelsen]

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
https://t.co/tfEzMTT3Km - één vd Roland z'n parels kreeg in 2023 nog 80 mio euro staatssteun 1/2

[De Afspraak @deafspraaktv]

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

[Greg Van Elsen @gregvanelsen]

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 @gregvanelsen]

@bouwspiegel voor alle free marketeers https://t.co/tfEzMTT3Km
- google daarnaast ook eens de US chips act

[Greg Van Elsen @gregvanelsen]

@ChristopheBundy ahum in 2023 kreeg x-fab, een v roland z'n parels nog 80 mio aan subsidies

https://t.co/tfEzMTT3Km

[CAN EUROPE @CANEurope]

📢 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. 🌍

[CAN EUROPE @CANEurope]

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 ⬇️

https://t.co/PFuzbKWTo1

[CAN EUROPE @CANEurope]

⚠️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🔗https://t.co/39yzeOHeWQ
@BollenYelter @gregvanelsen

[CAN EUROPE @CANEurope]

🚨#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⬇️
https://t.co/SnuvDQbtKp

[Isabella M Weber @IsabellaMWeber]

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 🧵

[Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon]

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.

[Greg Van Elsen @gregvanelsen]

received already a lot of public support + got credible commitments for more 'enabling' conditions. This fits in a coordinated effort of steelmakers threatening with a capital strike to get even looser conditions for more support. Civil society scrutiny will be crucial.

[Greg Van Elsen @gregvanelsen]

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..https://t.co/ZOym9JA3n1 via @ft