Green hydrogen: perspectives and policies

Upcoming reports

Upcoming (2020 and 2021):

• GREEN HYDROGEN COST REDUCTION: SCALING UP ELECTROLYSERS TO MEET THE 1.5 ⁰C CLIMATE GOAL

• SECTORIAL POLICY BRIEFS

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The old wave of interest The new drivers

Current policy landscape of green hydrogen

Commitment to net zero

Decreasing VRE cost

Focus on all sectors

Actor diversity

Technology maturity

Hydrogen policies at a global level by segment of the value chain

15 countries + EU considered

Barriers to the deployment of green hydrogen

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Policy pillar 1: National hydrogen strategies

• Green hydrogen can be utilised in a

wide range of end-uses

• Identify the applications that

provide the highest value and

prioritise action towards them

• Maintain the principle of

additionality

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Policy pillar 2: Policy priorities

Guarantee of origin schemes should be based on life cycle GHG emissions, from upstream activities such as electricity generation to end uses

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Policy pillar 3: Guarantees of origin

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Policy pillar 4: Enabling policies

Industrial policies

Finance

Code and standards

Consultation process

Statistics collection

Research priorities

Level the playing field

Hydrogen as part of a wider technology portfolio for the Energy Transition

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Green Hydrogen: • Supply Side Policies• Policies for Industrial uses• Policies for Long-haul transport

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