Tata Steel Nederland

Position Paper Revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (2018/2001) Publication date: November 2021 EUROFER Key Messages • • • • • • • Page |1 The achievement of targets on the integration of renewable and low carbon energy in the European industrial sector requires inevitably the deployment of a considerable amount of renewable and low carbon electricity and hydrogen at large scale, making them available at…

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

This initiative has the potential to not just boost the decarbonization of Europe's automotive industry - but also that of hard-to-abate energy intensive industries. TSN recommends using this initiative to boost the EU battery ecosystem and production of low-carbon steel, by incentivizing the usage of EU value chains.

Tata Steel endorses the Eurofer position on CBAM. Tata Steel would like to emphasise that a proper working CBAM is crucial to ensure the competitiveness of Europe’s steel industry during the process to transition to become carbon neutral. The current proposal does not fully do that. The issue of non-protected EU export sales must be addressed and indirect emissions need to be included.

Tata Steel Nederland (TSN) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the draft act on the 2026-2030 ETS benchmarks. In order to ensure visibility and predictability, we call for a swift adoption of the act so that free allowances can be granted as quickly as possible before the next compliance deadline.

Position Paper Revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive (2018/2002) Publication date: November 2021 • • • • • EUROFER Key Messages The Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) should remain focused on its primary objective of promoting energy efficiency and refrain from double regulation with other legislation.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Tata Steel’s position is that climate policy should not only stimulate the transition to net zero CO2 emissions in 2050, but also ensure the competitiveness of Europe’s industry during the process. The current proposal does not have that balance.

The European Unions Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a critical tool to create a level playing field between domestic EU production and imports. Itis critical against global carbon leakage and in supporting the EUs climate ambitions.

The 2040 climate target requires an industrial revolution, but its enabling conditions are not there yet The debate on the 2040 targets offers the opportunity for a reflection on EU climate policy and more broadly on EUs role in the global arena.

Tata Steel Nederland (TSN) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback in this consultation. TSN fully supports the eurofer position on this topic. This act is of fundamental importance for the environmental integrity and effectiveness of the CBAM, as it directly determines how carbon costs borne outside the EU will reduce the number of CBAM certificates to be surrendered.

The European steel industry is the EUs industrial backbone. And immediate action is necessary to secure the sustainable future of Europes steel industry, in line with the Commissions commitments in the Steel and Metals Action Plan. Please find a more detailed response by Tata Steel Nederland in the attached PDF.

Tata Steel Nederland welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft regulation concerning the Digital Product Passport (DPP). We support the overall objective of improving transparency, traceability and access to relevant product-related information across value chains.

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a critical enabler for Europes transition to a climate-neutral economy, particularly for hard-to-abate industrial sectors. For Tata Steel Nederland (TSN), CCS serves as both an intermediate solution to reduce emissions before low-carbon energy alternatives become widely available and as a pathway to achieve negative emissions when combined with biomethane.