Nine forces, one compass: PATHS2050 coalition strengthens to guide towards a climate-neutral and economically strong Belgium
The PATHS2050 coalition enters a new phase of momentum. Engie, Holcim, Otary and SCK CEN are joining the initiative led by VITO, partner in EnergyVille. Together with the founding partners ArcelorMittal, BASF, Elia, Fluxys and Luminus, the expanded coalition now unites nine leading industrial and energy players committed to building a climate-neutral and economically strong Belgium by 2050.
Over the past year, the coalition developed a data-driven roadmap outlining three coherent and technically feasible energy transition pathways for Belgium. Each scenario includes step-by-step recommendations for 2030, 2040 and 2050 — identifying which concrete actions and investments are needed from governments, companies and society to achieve climate neutrality.
In the coming four years, the reinforced PATHS2050 coalition will intensify its efforts to refine and strengthen this roadmap. All three scenarios — each relying on electricity at their core, but differing in their use of wind, nuclear, molecules and carbon storage — offer a robust, feasible route toward a carbon-neutral Belgium.
Drawing on the latest scientific insights and the input from over 200 EnergyVille researchers, PATHS2050 provides an essential compass for Belgian industry and policymakers. It lays the groundwork for evidence-based decisions that balance climate ambition with economic strength.
About the PATHS2050 Coalition
In the beginning of 2024, VITO at EnergyVille joined forces with five key industry players, active in electricity supply and the transmission of electricity and gas to industrial users – ArcelorMittal, BASF, Elia, Fluxys and Luminus. Together, they formed the PATHS2050 Coalition, which has since collaborated to exchange and challenge insights on what the future Belgian energy system would look like if we are to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. This, in turn, has allowed the PATHS2050 Coalition to create a multitude of possible pathways towards 2050, all backed by Belgium’s most detailed techno-economic energy system model and rigorous, data-driven analysis. In 2025, Engie, Holcim, Otary and SCK CEN joined the initiative as well, adding their weight behind the same shared ambition and contributing complementary expertise to the ongoing work.
The latest PATHS2050 study offers updated, realistic scenarios grounded in technological feasibility and takes into account changing economic parameters. The analysis is entirely data-driven and applies a cross-sectoral and increasing CO₂ price, in line with the objectives of the European Union and its member states. This gives policymakers and industrial players insights into possible and necessary steps that can already be taken today to achieve climate goals, and to ensure economic resilience in line with the European Clean Industrial Deal.