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Geopolitics of Hydrogen


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The course first sets the scene on the new international hydrogen policy landscape. It consequently explores how new hydrogen strategies and policies have been developed, promoted and negotiated since the Paris Agreement on Climate Change five years ago, and how the dynamics at play today differ from the ones at play in the hydrogen industry beforehand. An in-depth analysis of the existing international hydrogen institutions and fora will give the participants a clear view of how companies, NGOs and regulators interact with one another at the global and regional levels. Finally, a comparative study of emerging pro- and anti-hydrogen public relations campaigning efforts will provide the participants with the right tools to identify and anticipate possible future PR and investors relations hardships.

This course further investigates possible scenarios on security, institution-building and international public-private cooperation hardships that hydrogen actors may face in the near and long-term future. Participants will be equipped with the necessary insight and skills to anticipate these future challenges and to put in place effective strategies for navigating the fast-changing hydrogen geopolitical landscape, at the global level as well as in the APAC, EMEA, Americas and Arctic regions.

In its second session, the course details hydrogen geopolitical dynamics currently at play and explore possible scenarios using a regional approach. After an overview of the recently announced H2 strategies and industrial focus — upstream and/or midstream and/or down-streams — in the main 20 Asia-Pacific, Middle Eastern and African hydrogen markets, the participants will have a clear understanding of the key stakeholders and policy drivers to watch and approach in order to develop future possible business opportunities and avenues for collaboration.

In its last session, the course builds upon the takeaways of the first two sessions and lessons learned and goes on to explore the geopolitical dynamics shaping and shaped by the main 20 hydrogen markets in Europe, the Arctic and the Americas. In the end, the participants will therefore be empowered with the right tools to build a truly global and 360° hydrogen geopolitical assessment for their organisation.

The course allows participants for regular interaction with the trainer and actual case studies to have practical knowledge and understanding of the topics covered in the course.


Course Benefits:

  • Discover the geopolitical dynamics shaped by the main 20 hydrogen markets in Europe, the Arctic and the Americas

  • Explore new hydrogen strategies and policies since the Paris Agreement on Climate Change

  • Understand the key stakeholders and policy drivers to watch and approach

  • Gain in-depth analysis of the existing international hydrogen institutions

  • Investigate possible scenarios using a regional approach

This course includes:

  • Access to all three sessions each lasting approximately three hours

  • All session recordings & any course materials covered during the course

  • Interactive format with dedicated Q&A sections with the trainer

  • Flexible access on any device

  • A certificate of attendance after full completion of the course


Agenda

Attend live or watch the recordings. Each session includes dedicated Q&A sections throughout.

Session 1: 1st February, 13:00-16:00 CET

International H2 Strategies - New Players, Institutions and Lobbying

Framing the issue: international hydrogen institutions, for policymaking dynamics

  • Setting the scene – the history of international hydrogen diplomacy and cooperation

  • Understanding the role of hydrogen institutions

  • New approaches to H2 public relations and campaigning

  • Emerging actors and approaches in anti-H2 lobbying

  • Case studies:

    • IEA

    • IAH2

    • PATH

    • IPHE

    • FCHJU

    • IAHS

    • Hydrogen Council

    • IHFCA

    • APHA

    • MENA H2 alliance

    • EU H2 alliance

    • H2 ministerial meetings


Session 2: 2nd February, 14:00-17:00 CET

Hydrogen geopolitics in Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa

  • Overview of the recently announced H2 strategies and industrial focus (up- mid- and down-streams)

  • Mapping of key stakeholders, roles, policy drivers and trajectories

  • Markets covered:

    • Australia

    • New-Zealand

    • China/Taïwan

    • Japan

    • South Korea

    • India

    • Brunei

    • Malaysia

    • Indonesia

    • Israel

    • Saudi Arabia

    • Oman

    • U.A.E.

    • Qatar

    • Kuwait

    • Turkey

    • Morocco

    • Mali

    • D.R. Congo

    • South Africa


Session 3: 3rd February, 14:00-17:00 CET

Hydrogen geopolitics in Europe, the Arctic, and the Americas

  • Overview of the recently announced H2 strategies and industrial focus (up- mid- and down-streams)

  • Mapping of key stakeholders, roles, policy drivers and trajectories

  • Markets covered:

    • United Kingdom

    • European Union

    • France (mainland + overseas territories)

    • Germany

    • The Netherlands

    • Italy

    • Spain

    • Portugal

    • Poland

    • Switzerland

    • Russia

    • Norway

    • Sweden

    • Iceland

    • Denmark/Greenland

    • USA

    • Canada

    • Chile

    • Brazil

    • Argentina


Meet the Trainer

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Mikaa Mered is a professor of hydrogen geopolitics at the ILERI school of international relations and adjunct lecturer on Hydrogen markets and geopolitics at HEC Paris. In addition, he contributes as external expert to the European Commission, seats on the board of directors of the French-Finnish Chamber of Commerce, and teaches Polar regions geopolitics at Sciences Po, Lille Catholic University and the French War College.

After having recently presented his work on hydrogen geopolitics in China, Finland, France, Germany and Russia, and won two awards for his first monograph “The Polar Worlds” (French University Press, 2019), he is currently finishing off his second book dedicated to the geopolitics of hydrogen, to be published in early 2021. In addition to his work at ILERI, he contributes as external expert to the European Commission, presides the French Polar Cluster and teaches at Sciences Po, Lille Catholic University and the French War College, where he also serves as head of the Environment and Security committee.


What Attendees Are Saying

Great course, well split in order to make it more attractive, and with a great trainer.
— Project Controller, Sonnedix
The trainer was very knowledgeable in the area of services that are required by a renewable network.
— Mechanical Engineer ESB
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