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Summit Special: To Lead or Not To Lead?
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Summit Special: To Lead or Not To Lead?

Time to Scale · Jules Besnainou

December 21, 202529m 55s

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Show Notes

One year into a new political mandate, the EU stands at a crossroads. Plagued by high energy costs, fragmented markets and Chinese overcapacity, European industry seems locked in a downward spiral. Yet at the same time, Europe has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to become a clean industrial leader. In this special episode of Time to Scale, we bring you some of the hottest takes from our annual Cleantech for Europe Summit, which gathered political and cleantech leaders earlier this month in Brussels.


(01:26) The question of leadership

(06:46) Mobilising capital for cleantech scaleup

(10:50) Creating demand for EU-made cleantech

(14:30) The role of trade

(25:30) Turn ambition into action


▶️Full recording of Cleantech for Europe Summit 2025

Hosted by Jules Besnainou, executive director and founder of Cleantech for Europe, Time to Scale features in-depth conversations with the entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers driving Europe’s green reindustrialisation. Every episode welcomes a new guest who shares their personal journey, projects, challenges, and vision for the continent’s clean technology revolution. From green steel to renewable energy, the podcast explores the science, economics and politics shaping Europe’s industrial future, and the barriers to scaling cleantech across the continent.  


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