G7 calls for cooperation on hydrogen standards and certification
Group agrees to develop a ‘rule-based, transparent global market’, amid IEA report calling for greater harmonisation between certification systems
A G7 meeting of environment and climate ministers has agreed to cooperate on developing a “rule-based, transparent global market and supply chains based on reliable international standards and certification schemes” for low-carbon hydrogen. The G7 notes in a communique that the group of countries will prioritise reducing the cost gap between low-carbon hydrogen and current fossil fuel-based production, while also adhering to safety, environmental and social standards “in particular with regard to water use conflict”. 12–13kg of CO₂e/kg – Global hydrogen production emissions intensity The IEA recently released a report feeding into the G7 meeting, Towards hydrogen definitions based on
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