Europe’s approach to clean tech ‘too slow’ and ‘too cumbersome’

Policy expert Ann Mettler says greater collaboration between European clean technology incumbents and start-ups is crucial if the bloc is to keep up with the global competition

Europe’s approach to clean technology policy “is too slow, it’s too cumbersome, while others are charging ahead”, says Ann Mettler, vice-president for Europe at Breakthrough Energy, a clean tech investment and advocacy firm established by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in 2015.