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Davos delegates heard leading politicians reaffirm Europe's commitment to clean energy
stick-to-green-but-loosen-up-on-hydrogen-targets-says-belgium-prime-minister
Davos delegates heard leading politicians reaffirm Europe's commitment to clean energy

Stick to green but loosen up on hydrogen targets says Belgium Prime Minister

Europe should not stall on green and clean industrial development but be more flexible on how to achieve climate goals, according to Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo speaking at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos.

Reflecting on the slew of executive orders from US President Donald Trump, reaffirming traditional fossil fuel and LNG development, he said, “As Europeans, we should stick to the goal – so what we have in the Green Deal, we should stick to from a climate and competitive perspective. What we should change is being more open on the ways to acheive it.”

“In a few domains we’ve been way too strict. With hydrogen, we say x% needs to be green hydrogen and x% needs to be this type of hydrogen. I don’t think we should define it – we should say ’that’s the goal of reduction, how are we going to achieve it?’. But please, let’s not add uncertainty.”

Marc Ferracci, French Minister Delegate for Industry, agreed there should be more flexibility on the path to transition and European policy should be more assertive and “less naive”.

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