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Time to Walk the Talk – “Unlocking the Hydrogen Hype: Exploring the Gap Between Talk and Action”
By Moongyung Lee and Joseph Cordonnier, OECD Environment Directorate In the 19th century, when William Nicholson and Sir Anthony Carlisle discovered the electrolysis process to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, they could not have foreseen the potential to develop a “hydrogen economy” in… Continue Reading “Time to Walk the Talk – “Unlocking the Hydrogen Hype: Exploring the Gap Between Talk and Action””
Germany’s climate action: “not enough, too slow, too late”: How could Germany accelerate its climate action?
by Julia Wanjiru Nikiema “Not enough, too slow, too late. Welcome to my world!” With these words, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck reflected on Germany’s current climate policy at the launch of the 2023 OECD Environmental Performance Review of Germany and the OECD Economic Survey… Continue Reading “Germany’s climate action: “not enough, too slow, too late”: How could Germany accelerate its climate action?”
Norway’s environmental performance: “Are we as green as we think we are?”
by Julia Wanjiru Nikiema, OECD Environment Directorate “We, Norwegians, are we really as green as we think we are? Do we live up to the national and international environmental commitments we made?” some Norwegian stakeholders wondered. This has been the starting point of the… Continue Reading “Norway’s environmental performance: “Are we as green as we think we are?””
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