On 19 May, experts from the 27 EU Member States are set to discuss the European Commission’s draft delegated act introducing, for the first time, a definition of low-carbon hydrogen.
On paper deeply technical, the issue has also become highly political. At stake is the viability of billions of euros in investment, and the EU’s broader decarbonisation goals.
The issue has crossed the desks of Europe’s most influential politicians. France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Friedrich Merz called for a “pragmatic…