9: Cars and Construction
Developing clean technologies for cars and construction. Other Information:
To support innovation in manufacturing, in particular in the construction industry and the automobile sector which have recently
seen demand plummet as a result of the crisis and which also face significant challenges in the transition to the green economy,
the Commission proposes to launch 3 major partnerships between the public and private sectors: – In the automobile sector,
a 'European green cars initiative', involving research on a broad range of technologies and smart energy infrastructures essential
to achieve a breakthrough in the use of renewable and non-polluting energy sources, safety and traffic fluidity. The partnership
would be funded by the Community, the EIB, industry and Member States' contributions with a combined envelope of at least
€ 5 bn. In this context, the EIB would provide cost-based loans to car producers and suppliers to finance innovation, in particular
in technologies improving the safety and the environmental performance of cars, e.g. electric vehicles. Demand side measures
such as a reduction by Member States of their registration and circulation taxes for lower emission cars, as well as efforts
to scrap old cars, should be integrated into the initiative. In addition, the Commission will support the development of a
procurement network of regional and local authorities to pool demand for clean buses and other vehicles and speed up the implementation
of the CARS21 initiative; – In the construction sector, a 'European energy-efficient buildings' initiative, to promote green
technologies and the development of energy-efficient systems and materials in new and renovated buildings with a view to reducing
radically their energy consumption and CO2 emissions5. The initiative should have an important regulatory and standardisation
component and would involve a procurement network of regional and local authorities. The estimated envelope for this partnership
is € 1bn. The initiative would be backed by specific actions proposed under actions 5 and 6 on infrastructure and energy-efficiency;
– To increase the use of technology in manufacturing, "a factories of the future initiative": The objective is to help EU
manufacturers across sectors, in particular SMEs, to adapt to global competitive pressures by increasing the technological
base of EU manufacturing through the development and integration the enabling technologies of the future, such as engineering
technologies for adaptable machines and industrial processes, ICT, and advanced materials. The estimated envelope for this
action is € 1.2 bn.
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