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The Coalition and partners mobilize European businesses behind EU policy frameworks that accelerate clean electrification, strengthen clean industry and build a competitive, resilient Europe.
Mobilizing voices for Europe’s energy transition
The Coalition brings the voices of business into key EU policy debates. We work with partners to define the policy and regulatory framework that will accelerate business action to build a clean, prosperous economy.
As policy files are shaped in Brussels and decided by Member States, we ensure the experiences of ambitious businesses are heard. We support companies to use their voice through guidance on responsible advocacy tailored to the EU context, and targeted interventions.
Mobilizing voices for Europe’s energy transition
EU focus areas
We focus our advocacy and support business action across the following areas:
Scaling electrification through Electric Advantage and a strong Electrification Action Plan.
Accelerating investment through the Industrial Accelerator Act and near-zero-emission steel.
Advocating for ambitious targets, NDCs and a robust ETS.
Advising on coherent regulations that reward credible action, such as the EU CSRD.
Why Europe?
With a single market of 450 million people, 34 million businesses and €18 trillion in GDP, the EU has an outsized role in international climate diplomacy and in shaping global climate policy. Its decisions on climate, energy and industrial policy influence regulatory standards, investment conditions and business practice far beyond its borders, including through rules governing imports.
Why Europe?
Featured resources for EU policymakers
Unlocking Competitive, Affordable and Secure Electrification in Europe
Coordinated with CLG Europe and leaders across the value chain who are early supporters of the Electric Advantage program, this letter expresses our strong support for the Commission's work on electrification, and provides recommendations for the upcoming Electrification Action Plan, including on the proposed electrification target.
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We Mean Business Coalition response to EU Electrification Action plan and ETS review
The European Commission confirmed the central role of electrification in driving European energy security, competitiveness and growth.
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What Can the EU’s ‘Made in/with Europe’ Debate Learn from the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act?
Four lessons from the U.S. IRA for getting ‘Made in/with Europe’ right under the Industrial Accelerator Act.
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Robust & predictable carbon pricing is a key driver for industrial renewal
A strong ETS is non-negotiable for European industrial renewal. With our partners Climate Leadership Coalition and Demos Helsinki, we coordinate the Net Zero Steel initiative. Read our policy brief.
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Our impact
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The number of EU-headquartered multinationals in our corporate ecosystem.
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Businesses and investors called on the EU to set a GHG Emissions Reduction Target of at least 90% by 2040.
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We Mean Business Coalition statement on the EU’s State of the Union Address 2026
Our response to Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address.
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Europe wants an electric economy. Weakening the ETS would make it harder to build.
A strong ETS rewards companies that move. Weakening it sends a very different message: invest now, and the rules may be softened for others,
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RPE in the EU: Amplifying genuine business voices in Europe
The companies investing in Europe’s clean transition are being drowned out by those most invested in the status quo.
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We Mean Business Coalition response to Industrial Accelerator Act
Europe is entering a new phase of the energy transition where industrial competitiveness and clean electrification go hand in hand.
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Our partners
We collaborate closely with our Coalition founding partners, particularly CLG Europe, plus a wider group of network and strategic partners to deliver EU advocacy priorities and connect EU-specific work to wider international policy priorities.
Together with our partners, we bring together leading businesses, policymakers and civil society to amplify credible business voices, safeguard hard-won climate policies, and advance the energy transition.
