WORLDENERGYCOUNCILWORLD ENERGY INSIGHTS:WORKING PAPERREGIONAL INSIGHTS INTOLOW-CARBON HYDROGENSCALE UPABOUTThe World Energy Council has been at the heart of global,regional and national energy debates fornearly a century,developing new thinking and driving effective action around the world to achieve theWORLD ENERGYbenefits of sustainable energy for all.COUNCILComprised of over 3,000 member organisations in nearly 90 countries,drawn from governments,private and state corporations,academia and new and wider system shapers stakeholders,the Councilis the world's first and only truly global member-based energy network.The Council works dynamically ac ross the wholeenergy sector as a global energy transitions platform,pulling together intelligent leadership to catalyse and inform the world's energy policy dialogue,create impact and drive practical action.The Council does not advocate for any country,company,technology or source of energy.The WorldEnergy Council remains thoroughly committed to the challenge of being both impartial and impactful.Published by the World Energy Council April 2022Copyright 2021 World Energy Council.All rights reserved.Allor part of this publication may beused or reproduced as long as the following citation is included on each copy ortransmission:'Used bypermission of the World Energy Council.World Energy CouncilRegisteredin England and Wales No.4184478VAT Reg.No.GB123 3802 48Registered OfficeLondon EC3V 3NHUnited KingdomTHE WORLDThese World Energy Insightson hydrogen are part of a series of publications by the World EnergyCouncil focused on Innovation.They were developed in collaboration with the Electric PowerENERGYResearch Institute (EPRD and PwC.INSIGHTSto address the challenges and gaps in achieving deep carbon reductions across the energy economy.LCRI is focused on the value chain of alternativeenergy carriers and low-carbon fuels-such ashydrogen,ammonia,biofuels (including renewable natural gas),and synthetic fuels-and research,development,and demonstration to enable their production,storage,delivery,and use across theenergy economy.These energy carriers/fuels are needed to enable affordable pathways toeconomy.wide decarbonization by mid-century.This five-year,global collaborative will identify and acceleratefundamental development of promising technologies;demonstrate and assess the performanceof key tec hnologies and processes,identifying pathways to possible improvements;and inform keystakeholders and the public about technology options and potential pathways to a low-carbon future.PwC isa network of firms in 155 countries with over 284,000 people committed to delivering qualityin assurance,advisory and tax services,including more than 20,000 professionals engaged in theenergy,utilities and resources sectors.With its global strategy,The New Equation,PwC is respondingto the challenges shaping the world today,with a focus on building trust and de livering sustainedoutcomes that create value for organisations,their stakeholders and broader society.Climate changeis one of the world's most pressing problems,and PwC has committed to reach net zero greenhousegas emissions by 2030 and is working with organisations to accelerate their own climate-basedtransformation.PwC and the World Energy Council have a common goal of promoting energytransition and sustainability by engaging with policymakers and leadingindustry players.Our sharedview is that energy transition and sustainability are ac hieved through the interaction of robust policyframeworks and a strong,competitive energy industry.Leam more about PwCIn a fast-paced era of disruptive changes,these insights aimto facilitate strategic sharing ofknowledge between the Council's members and the other energy stakeholders and policy shapersand contribute to a global dialogue on hydrogen's role in energy transitions.These insights build uponearlier work by the Council,notably the release of the"Hydrogen on the Horizon"series in July andSeptember 2021,and involved regional in-depth conversations with 180+high-level experts from 67countries,reflecting 82%of theglobal Total Primary Energy Supply-TPES(2019 data,U.S.EIA)and89%of global GDP (2020 data,WB).