About the
Council

The Hydrogen Council is a global CEO-led initiative that brings together leading companies with a united vision.

Founding Story

A First-of-Its-Kind Initiative

When the Hydrogen Council launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2017, it was the first initiative of its kind in the world – and still is. Comprised initially of 13 leaders from the energy, transportation and manufacturing sectors, in just over five years, the Council now includes close to 150 multinational companies representing the entire hydrogen value chain.

What is the
Hydrogen Council?

The Hydrogen Council is a global CEO-led initiative with a united vision and long-term ambition for hydrogen to foster the clean energy transition.

The Council believes that hydrogen has a key role to play in reaching our global decarbonization goals by helping to diversify energy sources worldwide; foster business and technological innovation as drivers for long-term economic growth; and decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors.

Using its global reach to promote collaboration between governments, industry and investors, the Council provides guidance on accelerating the deployment of hydrogen solutions around the world. It also acts as a business marketplace, a resource for safety standards and an interlocutor for the investment community.

Our Objectives

Working together to help foster a clean energy transition.

Increase Visibility

To increase visibility and recognition that hydrogen is a critical tool for energy systems decarbonization.

Promote Progress

To identify and unlock impediments to progress in the realization of the great potential that hydrogen solutions bring to the pressing problems of our day including decarbonization, energy security, resilience and sustainability.

Foster Collaboration

To work with and provide recommendations to key stakeholders, such as policy makers, the business community, international agencies and civil society to achieve meet shared climate goals.

What We Do

Bringing together the right people,
at the right time.

1

Provide a high-level vision for the essential role of hydrogen for an energy transition, the plan to deliver this ambition worldwide, and the challenges to overcome for large scale deployment.

2

Coordinate and fund studies about hydrogen to provide concrete data and facts to support the further development of the hydrogen industry, and serve as a point of reference for key stakeholders worldwide.

3

Collaborate with and complement work being done by key regional partners in Europe, Asia, Oceania and the Americas to create strong, global action.

4

Work alongside the global investment community, with the understanding that transitioning towards a low-carbon economy will need nothing less than a paradigm shift and will require large scale investments.