Urgent need for global rules to drive green hydrogen revolution

The pressing challenges of climate change and the energy crisis necessitate immediate action. As countries worldwide invest in green hydrogen, a cohesive global framework is needed to avoid fragmentation and ensure accessibility.

This opinion piece offers a concise plan to create a framework. It is written by Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, founder-CEO of The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), and Jens Orback, Executive Director of Global Challenges Foundation.

The six-point plan strive to:

• create equitable standards,
• establish transparent trade alliances,
• build resilient supply chains,
• foster technology co-development,
• de-risk investments,
• and promote data transparency.

CEEW is one of Asia’s leading not-for-profit policy research institutions. The Council is also consistently ranked among the world’s top climate change think tanks.