H2-diplo

Decarbonization Diplomacy

What is H2-diplo?

H2-diplo is an initiative of the Federal Foreign Office to support the German Federal Government's energy and climate foreign policy. In order to limit global warming to 1.5°C, greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced. This requires a move away from fossil fuels such as crude oil, natural gas or coal. H2-diplo is working together with partner countries on ways to use green hydrogen to decarbonise and diversify their economies. Green hydrogen produced from renewable energies can play a key role in decarbonising so-called hard-to-abate sectors, such as the production of chemicals or steel. In addition, H2-diplo addresses geopolitical questions surrounding the international market ramp-up of green hydrogen, such as shifting balances of power on the path to a climate-neutral global economy.

News & Events

Hydrogen could play a significant role in Ukraine’s post war economy, both in terms of domestic decarbonization and exports, but large barriers need to be overcome, a recent GIZ study finds. Strategic partnerships built on trust and dedicated derisking instruments
A high-ranking half-day event with the German Embassy in Baku shed light on the potential green hydrogen offers for decarbonization and diversification in Azerbajian and how it can take Azerbaijan’s position as an energy exporter into the future.
On 10 May 2024, at the 2nd Kenyan-German Green Hydrogen Symposium, high-ranking government officials from Germany and Kenya governments launched the Kenyan-German Hydrogen Diplomacy Office (“H2-diplo Office”) in Nairobi. The H2-diplo Office is the first of its kind in East

H2-diplo activities in partner countries and beyond

With the H2-diplo offices and several other activities, the project is working with stakeholders such as governments, think tanks, NGOs and German embassies worldwide. To find out more about these activities in each country, please click on this world map.

Media items

Study

Saudi Arabia’s Potential to Enhance its Position as a Key Goods’ Provider for the Energy Transition and the Upcoming Hydrogen Economy

Language: English

Study

Prospects for the Ukrainian green hydrogen sector - A comparative analysis of the state of hydrogen markets and policies in key countries

Language: English

Infographic

Timeline of the formation and evolution of the global hydrogen industry

Language: English

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