Q&A Moving faster, together Ardian asked Noé van Hulst, Chair of the International Partnership of Hydrogen & Fuel Cells in the Economy, about the necessity and scope of multinational collaboration required to realize the potential Net Zero contribution of clean hydrogen. Why is it essential that we all work “Clean hydrogen is key across borders to develop clean hydrogen? to the IEA’s Net Zero The necessity of international roadmap 2050 in three collaboration and cooperation comes from several angles. Number one is main sectors which urgency. It’s now blatantly obvious that are very difficult to mitigating climate change is a huge priority for the whole world, and that we decarbonize through need to tackle it faster and much more direct renewable aggressively than we have managed so far. We need much greater international power: industry, heavy alignment and focus. transport, and long- Collectively we are way behind on term energy storage.” implementing our commitments under the Paris agreement, and heading for real trouble. One reason we have fallen Where do we begin? behind is that different countries and Q&A with Clean hydrogen is key to the IEA’s net companies have all mainly been doing NOÉ VAN HULST zero roadmap 2050 in three main their own thing. sectors which are very difficult to We need collaborative policy action Chair at the International Partnershipdecarbonize through direct renewable implemented much faster. International of Hydrogen & Fuel Cells in the power: industry, heavy transport, and cooperation is critical if we are to have Economy long-term energy storage. We need to any chance at all of reaching Net Zero scale up deployment massively in all three by 2050. areas, as happened with solar and wind 34