Euromines and leading European industry associations have issued a joint statement urging the European Commission to adopt a harmonised, EU-wide approach to carbon emissions reporting across value chains.
The move comes in support of the Clean Industrial Deal (CID), a flagship initiative aimed at aligning Europe’s climate ambitions with its industrial strength and strategic autonomy. As the mining sector continues to accelerate its role in a cleaner and more competitive economy, the statement outlines key principles to ensure that CID delivers meaningful progress.
Specifically, the signatories are calling for:
- A unified EU methodology for carbon accounting, consistently applied across current and forthcoming legislation
- Streamlined reporting frameworks to reduce policy fragmentation and improve regulatory clarity
- Mandatory use of verifiable, primary emissions data to enhance transparency and ensure credibility
The European mining sector positions itself as ready to collaborate with EU policymakers and stakeholders to develop a robust, reliable, and harmonised carbon accounting system—one that supports both the bloc’s decarbonisation goals and its industrial resilience.
This call for consistency and data-driven transparency underscores the industry’s commitment to a net-zero future and a more sustainable resource economy.