United Arab Emirates

UAE’s Hydrogen Leadership Roadmap

Executive

Road Map/Vision

Passed in 2021

The UAE's Hydrogen Leadership Roadmap is a comprehensive national blueprint to support domestic low-carbon industries, contribute to the net-zero emissions ambition, and position the country as a competitive exporter of clean hydrogen, as stated in the Updated Second Nationally Determined Contribution of the United Arab Emirates.

The Roadmap comprises three core objectives:

Unlocking new sources of value creation through exports of low carbon hydrogen, derivatives and products to key importing regions;
Fostering new hydrogen derivative opportunities through low-carbon steel, sustainable kerosene as well as other priority UAE industries; and
Contributing to the UAE's 2050 net zero commitments.

The UAE aims to support the low-carbon hydrogen business through five enablers:

A clear regulatory framework backed by policies, incentives, standards, and certifications;
Best-in-class technology through value-add partnerships and the UAE domestic research and development structure;
Access to existing and new Government-to-Government relationships to accelerate growth of a domestic ecosystem;
Readily available land and infrastructure resources to support domestic production; and
Green financing within the UAE and in international capital markets.

This information is based on the Emirates News Agency WAM.