By Morgan Rote, Pete Budden and Joe Williams
- The first international hydrogen standard is poised to shape national hydrogen policies, but in its current form it overlooks critical science on electricity sourcing, methane leakage and hydrogen’s own warming impacts — risking the credibility of clean hydrogen as a true climate solution.
- To ensure hydrogen delivers real climate benefits and advances COP30’s clean energy transition goals, the hydrogen standard should include robust, science-based guardrails.