The Global Programme
Mission
The Global Programme for Hydrogen in Industry (GPHI) is dedicated to driving net-zero industrial development and wealth generation in developing countries by leveraging the hydrogen economy's potential.
In 2021, UNIDO, supported by the Governments of Austria, Germany, and Italy, launched its Global Programme for Hydrogen in Industry (GPHI) to support developing countries in overcoming various challenges that hinder hydrogen development and encourage a just hydrogen transition that puts social and environmental aspects in focus.
Mission
The Global Programme for Hydrogen in Industry (GPHI) is dedicated to driving net-zero industrial development and wealth generation in developing countries by leveraging the hydrogen economy's potential.
In 2021, UNIDO, supported by the Governments of Austria, Germany, and Italy, launched its Global Programme for Hydrogen in Industry (GPHI) to support developing countries in overcoming various challenges that hinder hydrogen development and encourage a just hydrogen transition that puts social and environmental aspects in focus.
Our Goals
Through its Programme, UNIDO aims to influence and guide the development of policies, standards, skills, innovation, financing and investment, and coordination between key stakeholders that are essential in developing a just and sustainable hydrogen economy.
Promoting tangible projects (such as the development of GH2 Clusters) to accelerate the local uptake of green hydrogen in industries of developing countries and transition economies is a key element of the Programme.
Our Goals
Through its Programme, UNIDO aims to influence and guide the development of policies, standards, skills, innovation, financing and investment, and coordination between key stakeholders that are essential in developing a just and sustainable hydrogen economy.
Promoting tangible projects (such as the development of GH2 Clusters) to accelerate the local uptake of green hydrogen in industries of developing countries and transition economies is a key element of the Programme.
How do we intervene?
Given the complexity and dynamism of a just hydrogen transition, UNIDO has built its Global Programme around two pillars, “LEAD” and “ACT”, which draw on and feed into each other’s resources, expertise and networks.
The Programme consists of The Global Partnership for Hydrogen in Industry and the Technical Cooperation (with country-specific tailored interventions).
How do we intervene?
Given the complexity and dynamism of a just hydrogen transition, UNIDO has built its Global Programme around two pillars, “LEAD” and “ACT”, which draw on and feed into each other’s resources, expertise and networks.
The Programme consists of The Global Partnership for Hydrogen in Industry and the Technical Cooperation (with country-specific tailored interventions).
This pillar is a global platform for Member States, industries, the private sector, investors, research and academic institutions. Through the Partnership, UNIDO regularly liaises with key stakeholders by conducting regional and global dialogue sessions with Member States to explore developing countries’ needs and to enable dialogue and information exchange among them. These dialogues provide substantial material for UNIDO to articulate developing countries’ interests and needs and advocate for them in global fora (e.g. COP, G7, G20). Moreover, based on dialogues’ outcomes, UNIDO joins forces with renowned knowledge partners to address countries’ needs and develop training and innovative tools and solutions. This includes designing and promoting enabling policies, regulations, standards, financial instruments, and innovation programmes. The exchanges with stakeholders also give rise to opportunities for joint project development and promoting active women and youth engagement in the hydrogen market.
UNIDO’s Technical Cooperation pillar adapts and applies knowledge and tools developed globally to country-specific interventions for green hydrogen in industry. This is done in close collaboration with the governments and industries of developing countries and transition economies. Such technical assistance entails sensitizing stakeholders, sharing best practices, assessing local market needs and devising strategies, tools and instruments. UNIDO reviews countries’ institutional and technical capacities and conducts capacity development where gaps have been identified. One key component of Technical Cooperation is its green hydrogen industrial cluster model, which is based on a co-location approach to local green hydrogen production, storage, transport and end-use. UNIDO supports the development of pilot projects and makes recommendations on their upscaling. Through this pillar, UNIDO seeks to foster and accelerate countries’ innovation capacities while solving existing challenges in green hydrogen development (e.g. water usage).
UNIDO’s Global Programme for Hydrogen in Industry benefits from the technical support and know-how of the International Hydrogen Energy Centre (IHEC) in Beijing, launched by UNIDO and the Government of China in 2021. The Centre supports the creation of hydrogen value chains and focuses on the R&D, application and demonstration of key hydrogen technologies.
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