Green Hydrogen Catapult

Launched in 2021 with the convening support of the UN’s High-Level Climate Action Champions and RMI, the Green Hydrogen Catapult is a global initiative whose goal is to drive a massive green hydrogen scale-up by 2026. Of the 75 million tonnes of hydrogen produced annually worldwide, historically 98% uses fossil fuels. That results in more than 800 million tonnes of carbon emissions, greater than the entire annual carbon emissions of Belgium. Green hydrogen—produced from water with electrolyzers powered by clean renewable electricity— can thus play a major role decarbonizing some of the world’s hardest-to-abate sectors. Green hydrogen has transformational potential as both an end-use energy source and as an intermediate feedstock for products such as green ammonia. The Catapult is focused on three key goals to make that vision a reality: 1) Scale up green hydrogen production capacity 50x; 2) Deploy 80 GW of new renewables-powered electrolyzers, of which Catapult members have already committed 45 GW; 3) Achieve a 50% cost reduction, getting green hydrogen below $2 per kg.