Oil giants squeezed natural gas into EU hydrogen plans

A letter signed by 33 companies in the oil and gas industry led the EU to, according to the signatories, make a last minute addition of hydrogen made from natural gas to a plan that otherwise focused on hydrogen produced using renewable energy.
Photo: Virginia Mayo/AFP / POOL
Photo: Virginia Mayo/AFP / POOL

When the EU presented its hydrogen plan on Wednesday, stating that the union would target 6 GW in hydrogen production by 2024 and 40 GW by 2030, so-called green hydrogen, produced via electrolysis using renewable energy, was the focus.

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