Between 2014 and 2020, the hydrogen industry had access to over \u20ac1 billion in public funds for its projects thanks to the public-private research partnership between the European Commission and the lobby group Hydrogen Europe. This partnership has been key in creating the hydrogen hype, as well as ensuring more public funds flow to Hydrogen Europe members in the years to come. It is no coincidence that the Commission\u2019s European Hydrogen Strategy, is worryingly similar to Hydrogen Europe\u2019s demands, including goals and investments needed for hydrogen both inside and outside the EU, which industry costs at \u20ac430 billion by 2030. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Speakers: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Moderator: Eva Pastorelli, CEE Bankwatch Network <\/p>\n\n\n\n This webinar is organized by ReCommon<\/a> and Observatori del Deute en la Globalitzaci\u00f3<\/a> within the \u201cCitizens\u2019 Observatory for Green Deal Financing\u201d project, financed by European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Participation is free of charge. Please register here<\/a> to participate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Italian, English and Spanish simultaneous translation will be provided. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Recording from the webinar:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.recommon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/anteprima-sito24ottobreENG.jpg\")
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In the third and final webinar of our series, we\u2019ll look at how the EU, blinded by the hydrogen industry (which very often coincides with the fossil gas industry), is ensuring regulatory and financial support to Hydrogen projects including access to new and existing EU funding streams, fostering the resource grabbing outside the EU and promoting a wave of neo-colonial extractivism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n