The Global Renewables Congress (GRC) is proud to launch its Green Hydrogen Masterclass – a capacity-building video series designed to support parliamentarians and stakeholders in advancing a just and sustainable energy transition. This initiative reflects our core mission: closing knowledge gaps, fostering peer learning, and strengthening international legislative networks.
Green hydrogen was selected as the inaugural theme due to its potential pivotal role in decarbonising sectors that are difficult to electrify, such as heavy industry, long-distance transport, and chemical manufacturing. It also mirrors growing global policy interest in hydrogen strategies. However, with this momentum comes the risk of misapplication and overhype. The Masterclass provides critical insight to help lawmakers and stakeholders make informed, context-aware decisions, ensuring that green hydrogen is used where it delivers real value, complements electrification, builds resilience, and advances environmental and social justice.
New episodes will be released weekly throughout May, each featuring leading experts and diverse perspectives on the evolving hydrogen landscape. In June, the series will continue with a new topic – one that parliamentarians have consistently highlighted in our recent dialogues as a priority for policy engagement.
You can find all videos on the YouTube channel of the World Future Council, the GRC’s LinkedIn page, and right here on our website.
Welcome from Bärbel Höhn
To open the series, GRC Chair Bärbel Höhn offers an inspiring message to parliamentarians across our network. She emphasizes the power of collaboration in shaping renewable energy legislation and reminds us all:
“You are not working alone – you are working in a group of committed change makers.”
Episode 1: Green Hydrogen Scenarios – What Works, What Doesn’t
In the first full-length episode, Sven Teske, Associate Professor and Research Director at the University of Technology Sydney, offers a strategic overview of where green hydrogen delivers real climate and economic value, and where it does not. He highlights its potential in sectors like heavy industry, aviation (via sustainable aviation fuels), and shipping (via synthetic fuels), while also cautioning against its use in areas like private vehicles, short-haul flights, and road freight. Dr. Teske also unpacks key technical challenges including electrolysis, efficiency, and storage limitations, and raises critical sustainability considerations such as water use, biodiversity, and equity in hydrogen-producing regions. At the core of his message is a call for smart deployment: green hydrogen should not compete with electrification but serve as a complementary tool in a broader, systems-based decarbonisation strategy.
Get Involved !
Are you a parliamentarian or stakeholder working on green hydrogen or renewable energy policy? This series is for you. Each episode is designed to spark reflection, promote peer learning, and support more effective, collaborative policymaking. If you’re interested in connecting with the experts featured in the series or exploring partnership opportunities, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
