EPP and allies urge weaker low-carbon hydrogen rules
Current draft criteria jeopardise the production of a potential source of clean fuel, they argue
Current draft criteria jeopardise the production of a potential source of clean fuel, they argue
“Restrictive and unworkable” rules would put at risk the EU industrial resilience, climate targets, and strategic autonomy, two key lawmakers argue.
Tougher on gas, softer on nuclear are key demands by Berlin and Paris for upcoming EU rules.
Future negotiations should focus more on reshaping incentives for oil and gas producing countries, and less on fulminating at their villainy.
Germanyโs updated hydrogen strategy, unveiled on Wednesday (26 July) places heavy emphasis on imports from Denmark and Norway while securing “blue hydrogen” production from fossil gas using CCS technology to mitigate the related emissions.