Alex Carr

How can #Poland overcome the challenges of clean #hydrogen deployment?

CATF and Reform Institute gathered government and industry stakeholders in Warsaw to explore how Poland can scale clean hydrogen without slowing its net-zero progress or undermining competitiveness.

💥The EU’s Low-Carbon Fuels DA is out & it shows promise for EU low-carbon hydrogen production. But for it to work, the EU must clarify & streamline methane reporting obligations & ensure all reported emissions utilises real-world data over current defaults.

👇Read more in our recent blog, out now!

Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF) On 25 June 2025 the European Commission adopted a new State aid framework accompanying the Clean Industrial Deal (CISAF). This helps Member States to easily support the development of clean energy, in...

Last week, the @ec.europa.eu adopted a new state aid framework to support clean industry – an important step to accelerate decarbonisation and strengthen EU industrial competitiveness. #CISAF
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Consultant (Europe), Communications and Public Affairs Clean Air Task Force (CATF) seeks proposals from experienced and qualified communications and public affairs professional with expertise and connections in the Europe.

🗣️Calling all Europe-based freelance comms folks working on #climate and #energy!

Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is seeking a #Communications and Public Affairs Consultant to join our team asap. Europe comms experience essential. Full details in the link below! 👇

www.catf.us/career/consu...

Consultant (Europe), Hydrogen Program Position Title: Consultant (Europe), Hydrogen Program Reports To:  Europe Policy Manager, Hydrogen Program Type: Consultancy contract (self-employed), 20 – 40 hours / week.  Timeframe: Six months  Loc...

📢JOB ALERT

Clean Air Task Force is looking for a Consultant to work with me on #Europe #hydrogen developments.

The ideal candidate has an environmental sciences / policy background + strong programme management skills. Hydrogen experience not essential. Full details below👇

shorturl.at/E4rDU

The letter calls for commissioners to:

🌿 Focus on sustainability
🤝 Focus on cohesion
⚖️ Focus on a just transition
🏭 Build CO₂ infrastructure
📈 Create demand for low-carbon products
💶 Address the funding gap
🌍 Build international partnerships

CATF, alongside @bellonaeu.bsky.social and 37 signatories, calls for an ambitious Clean Industrial Deal to drive industrial decarbonisation in Europe. #CCS deployment has a key role, and will be essential for achieving EU climate goals

Read the letter here👇

www.catf.us/resource/cat...

Consultant (Europe), Hydrogen Program Position Title: Consultant (Europe), Hydrogen Program Reports To:  Europe Policy Manager, Hydrogen Program Type: Consultancy contract (self-employed), 20 – 40 hours / week.  Timeframe: Six months  Loc...

📢JOB ALERT

Clean Air Task Force is looking for a Consultant to work with me on #Europe #hydrogen developments.

The ideal candidate has an environmental sciences / policy background + strong programme management skills. Hydrogen experience not essential. Full details below👇

shorturl.at/E4rDU

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Europe Needs Clean Hydrogen – and a Reality Check on the Policies to Deliver It The new legislative term provides a critical moment to update the EU Hydrogen Strategy and spearhead a clean hydrogen roadmap toward 2050.

Did you see our recently launched brief? 📃👀 Clean Air Task Force is calling for for a reality check on the EU’s #Hydrogen Strategy, echoing the recent findings and analysis of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) and others.

www.catf.us/resource/eur...

Our brief – linked above – details further through five core recommendations as to why we are putting forward this call for action. Check it out! (P.s., stay tuned for the next phase of this work in 2025!) @cleanaircatf.bsky.social

➕This effort should be complemented by a roadmap to 2030 (and beyond), coordinated closely with Member State plans, to ensure that targets are practical and achievable.

🗣️CATF is calling for an update to the EU Hydrogen Strategy, including a revision of the overly ambitious 2030 targets to more realistic goals, grounded in thorough analysis based on existing and future sectoral hydrogen demand.

⌛This halfway mark, as well as the newly approved #EUCommission in place, provides a timely opportunity to reflect on the existing EU Hydrogen Strategy and provide a more pragmatic and technologically open-minded approach going forward.

⁉️Why? Well, we are approaching the halfway mark to 2030, and only around 0.4%(!) of the EU’s hydrogen production comes from #renewables -based #electrolysis, far from the 10 million tonnes expected to be online by 2030, with another 10 million tonnes imported.

Europe Needs Clean Hydrogen – and a Reality Check on the Policies to Deliver It The new legislative term provides a critical moment to update the EU Hydrogen Strategy and spearhead a clean hydrogen roadmap toward 2050.

Did you see our recently launched brief? 📃👀 Clean Air Task Force is calling for for a reality check on the EU’s #Hydrogen Strategy, echoing the recent findings and analysis of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) and others.

www.catf.us/resource/eur...

I've been slow at checking BlueSky and there's suddenly a lot more of you - hello! 👋

Excited to see this growing community of climate and energy experts. I recommend giving my fellow Clean Air Task Force-ers a follow for their excellent insights: go.bsky.app/4qsVUoR

@cleanaircatf.bsky.social

New coal mining licences will be banned Legislation will be introduced to restrict licences for new coal mines as UK embraces clean energy future.

UK government confirms it will end licensing of new coal mines. Coal power generation ended in September. The coal-to-clean transition is indeed possible. #energysky

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Central and Eastern Europe advance an options-based strategy: Key climate and energy takeaways from GLOBSEC 2024 The GLOBSEC Forum offered an opportunity to reflect on key challenges and opportunities ranging from cybersecurity and the energy transition.

🌎A pleasure to attend #GLOBSEC2024 here in Prague, with interesting discussions on Europe's energy & economic security and competitiveness.

📖 Our summary on how certain technologies like #hydrogen & #nuclear can contribute to energy and economic security in CEE region: www.catf.us/2024/09/cent...

This week I'm attending the #EEC2024 in Katowice, Poland to to speak on the 'Hydrogen and the H2 Eonomy' panel on Wednesday (8 May, Green Planet 3). With fellow panellists, we'll discuss everything clean hydrogen, Europe's developments and Poland's plans. See: www.eecpoland.eu/2024/en/pane...

A pleasure to moderate the #Hydrogen Valleys Summit at
H2Poland in Poznan last week 🫧🌄🌍

A timely opportunity to get up to speed H2 Valleys in Europe today - covering Poland, Italy, Bulgaria, Portugal and Ireland.

Look forward to more discussions on getting H2 Valleys right very soon!

Hydrogen plus nat gas doesn't work.

"this would mean that the climate benefit of blending 20% hydrogen into the gas — estimated at a 7% reduction in emissions due to the lower volumetric energy density of H2 compared to fossil gas — would be effectively wiped out by the leakages."

Clean Hydrogen for Poland’s Decarbonisation Poland faces significant challenges in transitioning to a decarbonised energy system, given its historical reliance on coal and the need to diversify away from fossil fuels. This policy brief provides...

Hey Bluesky! 👋 Coming at you on my first post sharing our latest CATF brief: 5 recommendations for strengthening clean hydrogen potential in Poland 🌍🫧

If the right policies are put in place, Poland can play a leading role in implementing Europe’s clean #hydrogen economy

www.catf.us/resource/cle...