H2-diplo — Decarbonization Diplomacy

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.