Key topics
- In October 2025, the EU Commission released a new Global Climate and Energy Vision(external link) focused on ‘securing Europe’s competitive role in world markets and accelerating the clean transition.’
- Billed as a new ‘external dimension’ to the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal, the Vision is the latest step in a series of EU policies doubling down on investment in the capacity and competitiveness of the EU’s clean technology sector.
- Through a mix of new and existing trade and partnership tools, the Vision seeks to position the EU as an ambitious and reliable partner in clean technology and critical minerals.
- Under the New Zealand-EU FTA and as an Associate Member of Horizon Europe, New Zealand is well placed to collaborate with the EU – particularly through the Vision’s push for mutually beneficial investment in clean energy and critical minerals.
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