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As the EU seeks to balance climate ambitions, energy security and industrial competitiveness, clean ammonia can contribute to the decarbonisation of industry and transport. However, high production costs, uncertain demand, and investment risks continue to constrain its deployment. The review of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED IV), and the revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) offer opportunities to address these challenges. This Rapporteur Hybrid Conference will explore how the two frameworks can support clean ammonia production and uptake, provide clearer investment signals and safeguard Europe’s industrial competitiveness.

CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Aleksander Vigne, Member, Cabinet of Commissioner Dan Jørgensen, European Commission
Tudor Constantinescu, Principal Adviser, DG ENER, European Commission
Vibeke Rasmussen, President, Ammonia Europe

Panel 1 - RED IV and the competitive decarbonisation of Europe’s ammonia sector

How can the next framework support investment and demand?

The review of the Renewable Energy Directive provides an opportunity to reassess how the framework supports the decarbonisation of Europe’s ammonia sector. Industrial obligations need to be matched with affordable energy, infrastructure, funding and demand for decarbonised products if they are to deliver emissions reductions while maintaining competitiveness.

For industry, a technology-neutral approach to the industrial target should recognise renewable and low-carbon production pathways, supported by greater compliance flexibility and simpler rules for renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs). In transport, retaining the RFNBO target while adding flexibilities could provide investment certainty and support ammonia’s uptake as a maritime fuel, aligned with fuel availability and infrastructure readiness.

This panel will explore how RED IV can reconcile achievable industrial decarbonisation with stronger demand for clean ammonia. Questions to be addressed include:
- How could an indicative EU-level industrial target recognise different decarbonisation pathways and reflect the enabling conditions needed for investment?
- How would postponing RFNBO additionality requirements and retaining monthly temporal correlation affect costs, plant operation and deployment?
- How can the RFNBO transport target provide predictable demand for ammonia in shipping, with flexibility for electrolytic low-carbon fuels and differing national circumstances?

CONFIRMED PANELLISTS:
Tudor Constantinescu, Principal Adviser, DG ENER, European Commission
Aura Salla MEP, Member, ITRE Committee, European Parliament
Aymeric Amand, Policy and Research Director, Carbon Management Europe

More speakers to be announced soon.

Panel 2 - The EU ETS and maritime decarbonisation: unlocking demand for clean ammonia

How can carbon pricing support investment and competitiveness?

The EU ETS provides a carbon price signal to encourage emissions reductions across industry and transport. Its review raises a central question: how can Europe accelerate decarbonisation while supporting investment and maintaining competitiveness? For the ammonia value chain, this means enabling lower-emission production while creating demand in sectors such as maritime transport.

In shipping, switching to clean fuels such as ammonia depends on fuel availability, cost competitiveness and access to ammonia-fuelled vessels and bunkering infrastructure. Bridging the cost gap with conventional fuels will be essential to support early adopters and translate the carbon price signal into investment.

ETS revenues and targeted support could help stimulate ammonia uptake, strengthen confidence in long-term fuel supply and enable investment in ammonia-fuelled vessels and port infrastructure. This panel will explore how the ETS review can connect clean ammonia supply with maritime demand, while ensuring coherence with FuelEU Maritime and international measures.

Questions to be addressed include:
- How can the ETS review, alongside FuelEU Maritime, create
predictable demand for clean ammonia as a marine fuel?
- How should ETS revenues and targeted support be designed to bridge the fuel cost gap and encourage investment in ammonia-fuelled vessels and bunkering infrastructure?
- How can EU measures support early movers while maintaining the competitiveness of European shipping and ammonia supply, and ensuring coherence with the international framework?

CONFIRMED PANELLISTS:
Polona Gregorin, Head of Unit for Mobility (II): Air, Rail, Water and Intermodal Policy, DG CLIMA, European Commission
Sotiris Raptis, Secretary General, European Shipowners (ESCA)
Roy Campe, Chief Technology Officer, CMBTech

More speakers to be announced soon.

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