Hydrogen needs to trade globally
Letter on hydrogen: Market makers
COP28 declaration aims to unleash global trade through alignment of national certification systems
Standardisation is critical to the development of any commodity market and, encouragingly, the global hydrogen sector appears to have recognised this before it is too late to fix. At COP28 in Dubai, 37 countries signed a declaration of intent aimed at creating the conditions for global trade through “mutual recognition and inter-operability” of certification schemes for low-carbon hydrogen and derivatives such as green ammonia. “The COP28 presidential action agenda identifies certification of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives as a key priority for multilateral cooperation to unlock cross-border trade,” the declaration said. “Convergence towards a minimum set of funda
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