18 September 2025

In a cross-industry call with 43 signatories, we urge the European Commission and the Danish Council Presidency to ensure that EU carbon accounting methodologies support Europe’s energy transition and industrial decarbonisation.

To unlock private investment and reduce product carbon footprints, we call on the European Commission to resolve the deadlock around carbon methodologies and to:

• Recognise market instruments such as power purchase agreements (PPAs) and guarantees of origin (GOs) across carbon methodologies starting with Ecodesign, Batteries Regulation, CBAM, and the Industrial Decarbonisation Acceleration Act.
• Look to the Joint Research Centre (JRC) to establish verifiable and robust criteria for PPAs and GOs, to ensure credibility and avoid misrepresentation.

PPAs and GOs are an essential tool to leverage private sector investments to decarbonise grids and reduce energy costs, in line with Europe’s climate and energy security goals. A strong and recognised PPA market is essential to Europe’s clean energy future.

Carbon methodologies should not be used as a substitute for industrial policy – they should complement it by supporting real decarbonisation efforts.

We believe this topic must be raised as a strategic question during the upcoming ministerial meeting on 30 September and resolved as soon as possible.