The new analysis published within the ARIADNE project shows that new synergies are needed to effectively implement the national hydrogen strategy in Germany. The authors, among them Prof. Christian Flachsland, propose three concrete ideas aiming to promote cooperation between the federal and state governments.
The paper Mehr Kooperation wagen: Wasserstoff-Governance im deutschen Föderalismus Interterritoriale Koordination, Planung und Regulierung discusses the framework conditions for legal and political coordination for the successful use of hydrogen in the energy transition. Twelve federal states have already published strategies or roadmaps, which proves how important the role of hydrogen is not only in federal but also in regional energy politics.
ARIADNE experts from the Technical University of Darmstadt, the Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility, the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change and the Hertie School have now presented a comparison of these strategies against the background of different legal competences. There are similarities, yet also clear differences, looking at climate protection goals, economic efficiency or security of supply, resulting in different approaches to action plans. Diverse aspects of production and the use of hydrogen seem to play just as important a role as the institutional diversity of regions.
The Ariadne analysis thus underlines the need for cooperation between federal, state and local governments in the energy transition, which was explicitly mentioned in the coalition agreement of the new German government. It also outlines concrete options for improved hydrogen governance: setting standards for hydrogen production and use at the federal level; centrally coordinating the demand, especially regarding spatial planning and the necessary expansion of renewable energies for H2 production; stronger institutionalization of the cooperation between the federal and state governments on hydrogen. To learn in more detail about those proposals, read the full analysis (available in German only).
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Christian Flachsland, Professor of Climate Policy | Director, Centre for Sustainability