Annalena Baerbock, German foreign affairs minister
Germany promotes hydrogen diplomacy
Country opens offices for hydrogen in Ukraine and Nigeria as it seeks to secure international supply
Germany has announced it will open two ‘hydrogen diplomacy’ offices in Ukraine and Nigeria as it looks to secure supplies of the fuel from around the world. A recent report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena)—partially funded by the German Foreign Office—found that trade in hydrogen and its downstream products, as well as investment flows, will have an effect on bilateral relations and create new ties and dependencies. Visiting Kiev this week, new Germany foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said she wanted to help strengthen ties with Ukraine. “I therefore want to talk about initiatives for the sustainable modernisation of the Ukrainian energy sector, about the development of
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