DEEPIN - Deep Industrial greenhouse gas reductions in Belgium

The DEEPIN research project has the goal to provide a rigorous, Belgium-specific assessment of industrial decarbonisation options that can plausibly deliver deep greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions by 2040–2050. It translates a large technology evidence base into investment-relevant insights, sectoral pathways, and concrete policy priorities, recognising Belgium’s industrial strengths, its infrastructure constraints, and the urgency created by EU climate targets and the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).

DEEPIN’s key message is that deep reductions - on the order of 90% versus 2005 - are technically and theoretically possible by 2040–2050 with technologies likely to be commercially ready in time. However, achieving such outcome in Belgium will critically depend on enabling strict conditions and policies such timely infrastructure development, credible long-term economics for low-carbon assets, and governance that can coordinate complex cross-sector system changes.