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German chancellor calls on EU to shelve 'excessively strict' green hydrogen definition

Scholz argues that planned projects cannot compete based on what the European Commission will accept is a ‘renewable fuel of non-biological origin’

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) and Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president (right).
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) and Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president (right).Photo: European Union/Dati Bendo
Senior Reporter
Published 3 January 2025, 13:58Updated 3 January 2025, 13:58
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