Joint Press Release: Industry coalition urges EU to fix hydrogen framework or risk stalling industrial decarbonisation

Read the full press release here.

Eurogas and eleven other organisations representing the European hydrogen value chain have published a press release to warn that without urgent adjustments to the EU hydrogen framework, Europe risks missing its climate targets and holding back industrial decarbonisation and economic competitiveness.

The statement comes ahead of the first European Hydrogen Regulatory Forum and the revision of the European Hydrogen Strategy later this year, which the coalition describes as a decisive moment for building a viable hydrogen market and derivatives. Scaling up domestic renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production is not only key to achieving Europe's climate goals but can also strengthen its energy resilience.

The coalition is calling on the European Commission to simplify rules, reward low-emission products based on their GHG emissions performance, streamline the roll out of hydrogen, derivatives and CO2 infrastructure, and strengthen financing. The co-signatories also call for the revised European Hydrogen Strategy to facilitate cross border trade and enable the role of both renewable and low-carbon hydrogen (including imports) in delivering the EU's decarbonisation objectives.

Read the full press release below, and the Joint Industry Roadmap ahead of the first European Hydrogen Forum here.