Germany’s next coalition government has pledged to use “all hydrogen colours” during the early ramp-up of its hydrogen economy – a move that could reshape EU policy debates currently dominated by green-only targets.
The move echoes calls from trade bodies to loosen strict EU rules on green hydrogen after ‘reality check’ reports described the bloc’s green hydrogen production and import targets as “unrealistic.”
So far, there have been few signs of the EU shifting its focus away from green. However, with Germany being the EU’s largest economy – with the biggest share of seats in the European Parliament – that could change.
The coalition’s vows to shift towards a “pragmatic” approach on hydrogen – along with continued support for imports and its 9,000km hydrogen core network (HCN) – has been met with praise from one of the bodies behind those calls for a tech-agnostic approach.
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