Kommentar: Wie die Politik beim Thema Wasserstoff versagt
Der Markthochlauf stockt, die Gründe für die Verzögerung sind unstrittig. Doch Konsequenzen werden nicht gezogen. Ein Musterbeispiel dafür, was alles in der Politik schiefgeht.
The relationship between politics and industry is marked by mutual recriminations, with each side blaming the other for misreading the implications of decisions or shying away from bold actions. Outsiders are often left perplexed, and both sides frequently possess elements of truth. Nevertheless, the story unfolds differently for a major industrial policy project in Europe: the hydrogen rollout.
The clear culprit here is the European Commission, which bears the primary responsibility for the slowdown despite having acknowledged the issue at least five years late. Intriguingly, the Brussels authority has admitted this, yet it has yet to make any changes. Just a few months ago, it announced a swift relaxation of the stringent regulations, but nothing has changed.
The starting point is unmistakable: anyone seeking to transform industry towards climate neutrality inevitably encounters climate-neutral hydrogen. Some processes, however, cannot be made climate-neutral through the use of renewable energy. In certain instances, molecules cannot be substituted with electrons.
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