105 investors and founders in open letter to Von der Leyen: Buy European clean tech!
29 jan. 2026
12:35
More than 100 European clean tech companies and investors are urging the European Commission to remove obstacles that slow the growth of homegrown green industries.
“The question is whether Europe is willing to do what it takes to secure clean industrial leadership,” wrote Victor van Hoorn, director of Cleantech for Europe.
“The question is whether Europe is willing to do what it takes to secure clean industrial leadership,” wrote Victor van Hoorn, director of Cleantech for Europe.
More than 100 European cleantech companies and investors have called on the European Commission to do more to support homegrown clean industries, warning that Europe risks losing competitiveness as clean technologies move from innovation to large-scale production.
In a joint letter sent to Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and executive vice-president Stéphane Séjourné, the signatories argue that Europe’s main problem is no longer a lack of ideas or startups, but the difficulty of scaling those companies into globally competitive businesses.