TheGlobalStandardforGreenHydrogenandGreenHydrogenDerivatives2.0December2023December2023TheGreenHydrogenStandard2.0TheGreenHydrogenOrganisationVersion2.0December2023Thispublicationmaybereproducedfreeofchargeinanyformatormediumprovidedthatitisreproducedaccuratelyandnotusedinamisleadingcontext.ThematerialmustbeacknowledgedastheGreenHydrogenOrganisationcopyrightwiththetitleandsourceofthepublicationspecified.CopyrightinthetypographicalarrangementanddesignrestswiththeGreenHydrogenOrganisation.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactSamBartlett(sam.bartlett@gh2.org).GreenHydrogenOrganisation(GH2)TheGreenHydrogenOrganisation(GH2)isanotprofitfoundationunderSwisslaw.InadditiontoitsofficeinGenevaitispresentinLondon,Oslo,Perth,andSydney.ThemissionofGH2istodramaticallyacceleratetheproductionandutilisationofgreenhydrogenacrossarangeofsectorsglobally.Itwillpushtorapidlydecarboniseindustrieslikesteel,cement,fertilisers,shippingandaviationthathavesofarmadelimitedprogressreducingtheiremissions.Aglobalstandardthatdefinesgreenhydrogenisessentialtopromoteconfidence,raiseandleverageinvestment,facilitatetradeandunlockgreenhydrogen’svastpotential.AdditionalinformationregardingGH2isavailableviawww.gh2.org.ThelatestupdatesontheGreenHydrogenStandardareavailableviawww.greenhydrogenstandard.org.WearedelightedtolaunchtheGreenHydrogenStandard2.0.TheGreenHydrogenStandardprovidescertaintyandtransparencytoinvestorsandotherstakeholdersthatgreenhydrogenisexactlythat:hydrogenmadewithrenewableelectricitywhichconformstothehigheststandardsonemissions,ESGandthesustainabledevelopmentgoals.DrawingontheexperiencefromtestingandpilotingtheStandardsinceitwasfirstlaunchedinMay2022,thissecondeditionincludessomeimportantrefinements.TheStandardcannowbeappliedtogreenhydrogen,greenammonia,greenmethanol,andsyntheticmethaneproduction.Thisisimportantbecausemanyofthelargestprojectsplantoproducegreenhydrogenderivativesthataremoreefficienttoproduceandeasiertotransport.TheStandardnowaddressestheuseofbiomassinrenewableelectricityproductionandintheproductionofgreenhydrogenderivatives,includingsafeguardsthataddressimpactsontheenvironmentandfoodsecurity.TheStandardisoneofthefirsttorequirethathydrogenemissionsareminimisedandreported.Thisisimportantbecausehydrogenemissionscanhaveasignificantindirectimpactonothergreenhousegases.Finally,theStandardcannowbeusedto“prequalify”early-stagegreenhydrogenprojects.Thisiscrucial,asourindustryisstillinitsinfancy.Prequalificationhelpstoimproveprojectdesignfromanearlystageandhelpspropelhighqualityprojectstowardsfinalinvestmentdecision.WegreatlyappreciatetheworkundertakenbytheStandardCommitteeinoverseeingandfurtherdevelopingtheStandard.Manycompanies,researchinstitutions,campaigningorganisationsandothershavedelvedintothedetail,scrutiniseddifferentpathwaysandcontributedtothemanyworkinggroupsandtotheworkoftheCommittee.Aboveall,theyhavebeenpreparedtocompromiseandlandongenuinemultistakeholdersolutions,asreflectedintheStandard.Icannotacknowledgethemallherebutyouwillfindthemlistedinthenextsection.Thecentralimportanceofgreenhydrogeninthetransitiontonetzeroisclearerthanever.TheGreenHydrogenOrganisationisworkingtodramaticallyacceleratetheuptakeofgreenhydrogentorapidlyphaseoutfossilfuelsinindustrieslikesteel,cement,power,fertilizers,shippingandaviation.Wehavestoppeddebatingwhethergreenhydrogenisasolution.Thequestion...