WP2 - INVESTMENT & FUNDING

WP2 aims to define the best approaches to blending and sequencing public and private funding sources in order to facilitate the decarbonisation of the EU steel industry.

Key objectives:

• Detecting the relevant investment needs 
• Identifying the EU and national, public and private funding opportunities to meet such needs
• Proposing blending and sequencing solutions to maximize the impact of existing and forthcoming funding opportunities

WP3 - IMPACT ASSESSMENT

This WP aims to recommend a number of policy options that could be implemented by the EU institutions in order to foster the decarbonisation of the steel industry.

Key objectives:

• Identifying problems impinging on the decarbonisation of the steel industry
• Setting the objectives of a possible EU policy intervention and defining a number of financial and non-financial policy options
• Assessing the potential economic, social and environmental impacts of the policy options as well as their impacts on EU industrial leadership
• Providing policy recommendations for EU policymakers

WP4 -DISSEMINATION & STAKEHOLDERS 'ENGAGEMENT

The overall objective of this WP is to ensure an adequate level of stakeholders’ engagement as well as the proper dissemination of project findings.

Key objectives:

• Ensuring that all the direct and indirect stakeholders are identified and consulted
• Building a strong stakeholder network to gather the data and information needed
• Validating the findings and increase the ownership of the project results and uptake of the key recommendations
• Communicating the added value of the project to stakeholders and to the wider public
• Ensuring the broadest possible dissemination of the project results

WP5 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT

This WP aims to ascertain that the project objectives are met, and the proposed deliverables are prepared on time, within the proposed budget and by complying with high-quality standards.

Key objectives:

• Ensuring the financial & administrative management, the smooth and successful execution of the project,  
• Ascertain that milestones are timely met and deliverables comply with the highest quality standards
• Adequate level of coordination with key stakeholders
• Liaising and reporting to the European Commission