Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op dinsdag 19 januari 2021.
Distinguished guests,
dear friends,
When the Hydrogen Council was launched in Davos, four years ago, it was the first global initiative of its kind. You understood that hydrogen should have a central place in the transition to climate-neutrality. And you called on policy-makers to do their part. You were ahead of the times.
Today the crucial role of hydrogen is widely recognised, including by the European Green Deal, which we launched just over a year ago.
Clean hydrogen is a perfect means towards our goal of climate neutrality. It can power heavy industries, propel our cars, trucks and planes, store seasonal energy, heat up our homes. All of this with almost zero emissions.