About the Green Hydrogen Catalogue

The Catalogue provides a unique analysis of the current landscape of green hydrogen by collecting and showcasing voluntary commitments from stakeholders active in all parts of the green hydrogen value chain, from financing and production of renewable energy to production of green hydrogen and derivatives and its off-takers. Through showcasing the action being taken by stakeholders across the value chain, the Catalogue aims to spark dialogue and collaboration and inspire further commitments.

Who are we?

The Green Hydrogen Catalogue was initiated by Denmark, in collaboration with Germany, Chile, IRENA and other partners. We are now a community of several national and local governments, private companies, and international organizations.

Our history

Ahead of the UN High Level Dialogue in Energy in September 2021, the UN invited countries, cities, private sector companies, philanthropies, civil society, and other stakeholders to submit ‘Energy Commitments’: voluntary commitments that contribute to Sustainable Development Goal 7: achieving affordable, reliable, sustainable & modern energy for all. This inspired the creation of Green Hydrogen Catalogue – mobilizing commitments on green hydrogen.

What do we do?

The Catalogue promotes dialogue, partnership and action to incentivize countries, international organization and private sector actors to commit ambitious goals within the green hydrogen value chain in the form of Energy Commitments.

What is an energy commitment?

Energy Commitments are voluntary commitments of action, with specific targets and timelines to drive the progress on the achievement of SDG7, to accelerate action for clean, affordable energy for all. Open to member states and non-state actors, such as companies, regional/local governments, NGOs and others, more than 150 Energy Commitments have already been registered.

Implementation of these commitments will be tracked, and UN-Energy will aim to support them by providing technical expertise and facilitating partnerships through an Energy Commitment Action Network. Actions defined in an Energy Commitment can also contribute to Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement on climate change and achievement of the broader 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. Throughout the current Decade of Action, UN-Energy will continue to mobilize more Energy Commitments, raising their ambition and tracking their progress.

What are the requirements to join?

Formally submitting an Energy Commitment to UN Energy, containing the following

Challenge Statement

A brief description on what your government/organization/company sees as the biggest challenges and/or barriers to the expansion of green hydrogen? (max 250 words)

Solution Statement

Brief statement on what solutions are needed to overcome these challenges, and how can your government/organization/company contribute to these solutions?

Energy Commitment Description

Description of your work with green hydrogen, including relevant projects and plans. This can be a short version of your submitted Energy Commitment.

Indicators

Quantitative indicators of your target/objective. This could include one or more of the following: i) new installed renewable energy capacity; ii) new installed electrolyzer capacity; iii) green hydrogen produced (in metric tons/year); iv) investments (in USD), v) CO2 emissions abated (in metric tons/year)

Who can become a partner?

Any country, company or organization that is part of the green hydrogen value chain.

Why become a partner?

The action required to decarbonise begins with a multi-stakeholder dialogue to incentivize partnerships, ambitions ans commitments. When you become a partner of the Catalogue you become part of the dialogue that drives the action.

What is the objective?

The objective of the Catalogue is to foster dialogue around both the challenges and solutions to expanding green hydrogen production, share experiences, spark collaboration and partnerships and inspire further commitments.

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Founding Partners

Denmark

“The capital cost of the hydrogen generation plant and Fuel Cell system is very high making P2P & energy storage solution unviable. For the overall system to become viable, ramping up of manufacturing capability and setting up of manufacturing facilities in India needs to be incentivized."

Germany

“The issues and conditions that have to be addressed in order to foster a domestic and international ramp-up of hydrogen technologies and to build up an international hydrogen market can only be successful in a European and global cross-border collaboration in order to find solutions for the generation of wind and solar energy in the respective areas and for the distribution of hydrogen."

Chile

“In terms of organization, in the short term the Ministry of Energy is focusing its efforts on strengthening ties and initiatives with other services of the State, and creating and distributing knowledge and tools to other public institutions that will play a key role in enabling the green hydrogen economy."

European Commission

Colombia

"Colombia will become one of the most attractive countries to develop green hydrogen production, first for domestic offtakers, but eventually, for regional and global markets. Our geographic location, economic stability and the quality of the resources are key factors to place Colombia as a benchmark exporter in the region."

The Basque Region

Republic of Namibia

Knowledge Partners

World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.

UN Energy Compact

As part of the mobilization arising from the UN High-Level Dialogue on Energy and the Decade of Action for the SDGs, UN-Energy – as the coordinating body that brings together over 25 UN system and international organizations working on various aspects of sustainable Energy – is supporting all stakeholders to develop and implement commitments in the form of ‘Energy Compacts’.

United Nations & UN HLDE

The High-level Dialogue on Energy seeks to promote the implementation of the energy-related goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and to raise ambition and accelerate action towards the achievement of the SDG 7 energy targets.

IRENA

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an intergovernmental organisation that supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future, and serves as the principal platform for international cooperation, a centre of excellence, and a repository of policy, technology, resource and financial knowledge on renewable energy.

Race To Zero

Race To Zero is a global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, investors for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon recovery that prevents future threats, creates decent jobs, and unlocks inclusive, sustainable growth.

Financial Partners

Global Environment Facility

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a mulitlateral environmental fund that provides grants and blended finance for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), mercury, sustainable forest management, food security, and sustainable cities in developing countries.

Bloomberg NEF

BloombergNEF (BNEF), Bloomberg's primary research service, covers clean energy, advanced transport, digital industry, innovative materials and commodities. The Company helps corporate strategy, finance and policy professionals navigate, change, and generate opportunities.