Green Hydrogen
Sustainable investment and fair trade
Within the energy transition, international trade in green hydrogen and its derivatives will play an important role. But what opportunities and risks does this entail for exporting countries in the global South? What framework is needed to ensure that investments and trade develop from the start with sustainability in mind?
The Heinrich Böll Foundation and Bread for the World are exploring these questions in a joint project.
What is green hydrogen?
Hydrogen comes in numerous colours: Our explainer video shows why only green hydrogen can be sustainable, how and, above all, what we should use it for. The video is also available in Arabic, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish.
Making green hydrogen trade fair and sustainable
The international trade in green hydrogen needs a strategic approach so that social and environmental injustices do not persist and undermine an international sustainable energy future. The video is also available in Arabic, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish.
Many are talking about hydrogen as the magic word of the energy transition. But here we need to take a closer look: How is it being produced, what are the social and ecological consequences of the different modes of production? In which sectors is it needed and what should it not be applied for? How can international trade in green hydrogen be made fair and sustainable?
Find out more in our two videos and share them with your networks: #MakeGreenHydroFairSustainable #JustTransition
Geogenic Hydrogen – a Contribution to the Energy Transition? - Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
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Geogenic Hydrogen – a Contribution to the Energy Transition?
Recording from January 29th, 2025
Presentation of the policy brief:
- Dr. (geol.) Stefan Cramer, geologist & author of the study
Moderation: Keren Ben-Zeev, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Cape Town
Germany‘s Hydrogen Strategy and the Global South
Recording of the online discussion on June 14, 2023
With:
- Dr. Falk Bömeke, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
- Delia Villagrasa, Consultant international climate and energy policy
Dialog:
- Fabián Andrés León Peñuela, BHRRC Colombia
- Nidhal Attia, Heinrich-Böll-Foundation Tunis
- Rodrigo Astorga, Heinrich-Böll-Foundation Chile
- Dr. Falk Bömeke, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
- Katrin Uhlig, MdB Bündnis 90/ The Greens
- Julian Schorpp, Head of Decarbonisation Policy Thyssenkrupp Europe Brussels
Moderation: Keren Ben-Zeev, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, South Africa
Global launch - Making international trade in green hydrogen fair and sustainable - EUClimateAction
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Global launch - Making international trade in green hydrogen fair and sustainable
Video recording from November 15th, 2022
With:
- Aleksandra Tomczak, Member of the Cabinet VP Timmermans
- Rainer Baake, Special Envoy, Climate Neutrality Foundation, former State Secretary of Energy, Germany
- Dinga Sikwebu, Global Labour University (GLU) – University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
- James Mnyupe, Presidential Economic Advisor and Green Hydrogen Commissioner, Namibia
Pastoralism and Large-scale Renewable Energy & Green Hydrogen projects - Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
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Pastoralism and Large-scale Renewable Energy & Green Hydrogen projects
Online discussion on June 9th 2022
With:
- Hussein Tadicha Wario, Center for Research and Development in Drylands, Kenya
- Ann Waters-Bayer, Agrecol Association, Germany
- Christian Schnohr, Press officer at ABO Wind
- Kirsten Westphal, Executive Director at H2Global Stiftung
As the world urgently needs an energy transition, green energy production will expand even further into Kenya's drylands. The challenge here is to figure out how to prevent climatic injustice to pastoralists.Hussein Tadicha Wario
