The COP29 Presidency has unveiled a series of high-impact energy initiatives aimed at accelerating the global energy transition, with hydrogen taking centre stage as a critical enabler for decarbonisation.
Hosted during a High-Level Roundtable on Green Energy, Hydrogen and Global Energy Storage and Grids, the announcements reflect the Presidency’s ambition to deliver on the outcomes of the first Global Stocktake on renewable energy and hydrogen.
Key among these initiatives is the COP29 Hydrogen Declaration, a commitment to scaling up renewable, clean and low-carbon hydrogen production while decarbonising existing hydrogen derived from unabated fossil fuels.
The Declaration aims to expand green hydrogen production, currently at one million tonnes annually, while reducing the 96 million tonnes of hydrogen produced from fossil fuels.
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