{"id":15304,"date":"2025-09-22T09:54:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T07:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hydrogencouncil.com\/?p=15304"},"modified":"2026-02-23T10:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T09:14:40","slug":"policy-clarity-and-standards-key-to-unlocking-hydrogens-next-growth-cycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hydrogencouncil.com\/en\/policy-clarity-and-standards-key-to-unlocking-hydrogens-next-growth-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy clarity and standards key to unlocking hydrogen\u2019s next growth cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15304\" class=\"elementor elementor-15304\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31866809 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31866809\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e027313\" data-id=\"5e027313\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19dc065b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19dc065b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>She revealed that committed global investment in clean hydrogen has climbed to over $110 billion; up $35 billion from last year. 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