More than a third of European subsidies for hydrogen research projects go to projects involving a fossil fuel partner. This is what an analysis by Argos in collaboration with Solid Sustainability Research and the University of Twente shows.
Read more on Argos (in Dutch): https://argos.vpro.nl/artikelen/eu-steekt-miljarden-in-waterstofonderzoek-met-fossiele-partners
Or listen to the podcast (in Dutch): https://argos.vpro.nl/artikelen/groene-belofte-of-list-van-de-fossiele-industrie
About the research
The data for this analysis was compiled by researchers from Solid Sustainability Research and the University of Twente from publicly available data, see the methodology and data here. Journalists Pepijn Keppel and Leon Zantinge interpreted the data and conducted additional research, including interviews.
All companies and their subsidiaries that extract, transport or store oil and gas are included in the research under the term “fossil fuel partners”. Companies that only process or sell fossil fuels to consumers are not included.
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