PATTERNS OF COMMUNICATION ON CLEAR HYDROGEN INNOVATION IN THE TRANSATLANTIC ENVIRONMENT
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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeuropaea.2023.2.11Keywords:
European Union, United States, clear hydrogen, communication, green transitionAbstract
The potential of clear hydrogen to develop into a valuable resource in the future is becoming a growingly attractive debate topic, in the context of a targeted decarbonized economy. The present article analyses the interest that institutional and corporate actors in the European Union and the United States dedicate to this subject by assessing the comprehensiveness of the official, governmental communication and that of private actors - focusing on gas transmission companies, either producers or transporters - on the exploitation of clear hydrogen. The aim of the research is to investigate where is currently the most visible attention manifesting and whether public institutions or the private sector are more engaged in bringing about change in the near future in the field of green transition.
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