In the context of the upcoming Industrial Carbon Management Strategy (ICMS), ZEP joins industries and civil society in calling on the European Commission to include policy initiatives to foster a market for low-carbon products. This joint appeal underscores the importance of an integrated approach and specific policy measures addressing both the demand and supply side to accelerate industrial decarbonisation and advance European green lead markets.
The signatories are calling for the inclusion of policy initiatives in the ICMS to support a European market for low-carbon products. These include a dedicated focus on low-carbon products, the implementation of science-based methods for accounting embodied carbon based on their whole life-cycle, and the integration of obligatory sustainability standards in European Union procurement policies.