H2-diplo Global Team

The global team is responsible for the overall management of the project and the coordination of all activities worldwide.
These include:

  • The preparation of analyses and studies on geopolitical and foreign energy policy related questions of the global energy transition and the international market ramp-up of green hydrogen.
  • The organisation of international dialogue events, like the Future Forum Green Hydrogen, and peer-to-peer exchanges.
  • The cooperation with German embassies worldwide to support their work in the fields of hydrogen and climate foreign policy.

Contact:

Head of Unit Hydrogen Diplomacy / Geopolitics of the Energy Transition
German Federal Foreign Office
Hendrik-Meller
Head of H2-diplo

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

News & Events

The report “African Green Hydrogen Report – Potential to Power: Advancing Green Hydrogen Across Africa”, co-published by H2-diplo, was officially launched at the Africa Green Hydrogen Summit 2025 in Cape Town.
On 1 July 2025, H2-diplo hosted the third edition of the Future Forum Green Hydrogen in Berlin. Around 150 policymakers, researchers, and private sector representatives gathered to discuss how green hydrogen can drive industrial competitiveness, energy security and decarbonization.
A new H2-diplo study explores how integrating feminist foreign policy into global energy governance can drive a more equitable and sustainable transition, ensuring no community is left behind.
At the BMW Foundation Herbet Quandt’s Energy Security Hub accompanying the Munich Security Conference 2025, experts explored the geopolitical implications of the global energy transition and the emerging hydrogen economy.
Greece is positioning itself in Europe’s hydrogen landscape, with initiatives like H2-diplo fostering green hydrogen discussions at the Thessaloniki International Fair in collaboration with DIPLOMERGY and H2Greece.
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.

Media Library

Study

Energy Transformation of Fossil Fuel Exporters

Language: English

Study

Towards a green shipping gateway - Establishing a green hydrogen economy in Egypt

Language: English

Study

The structures of the emerging international hydrogen trade

Language: English