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A hydrogen strategy for a climate-neutral Europe

legislation type Executive
Strategy
Passed in 2020
This document sets out the European Union's strategy to foster the production and use of renewable-sourced hydrogen. It aims at supporting the Green New Deal.

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Climate targets in this law
4 targets
  • install at least 40 GW of renewable hydrogen electrolysers in the EU by 2030 and produce up to 10 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen
    Energy | Target year: 2030
  • install at least 6 GW of renewable hydrogen electrolysers in the EU by 2024 and produce up to 1 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen
    Energy | Target year: 2024
  • 6 GW of renewable hydrogen electrolysers in the EU by 2024 and 40 GW of renewable hydrogen electrolysers by 2030
    Energy | Target year: 2030
  • Installing at least 6 GW of renewable hydrogen electrolysers in the EU by 2024 and 40 GW of renewable hydrogen electrolysers by 2030

    Energy | Fixed level target | Base year: 2020
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