Renewable hydrogen standards, certifications, and labels: A state-of-the-art review from a sustainability systems governance perspective

作者：Fred Gale, Daniel Goodwin, Heather Lovell, Hannah Murphy‐Gregory, Kim Beasy, Marion Schoen · 发表于：International Journal of Hydrogen Energy · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.02.038 · 被引用次数：54 · 研究领域：Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies、Energy and Environment Impacts、Global Energy and Sustainability Research

A range of existing and newly developed hydrogen standards, certification and labelling (SCL) schemes aim to promote the role of ‘renewable’, ‘clean’ or ‘green’ hydrogen in decarbonising energy transitions. This paper analyses a sample of these SCLs to assess their role in the scaling up of renewable hydrogen and its derivatives. To analyse these hydrogen SCLs, we embellish a novel conceptual framework that brings together Sustainability, Systems Thinking, and Governance (SSG) literatures. The results reveal noteworthy scheme differences in motivation, approach, criteria, and governance; highlighting the complex, interconnected, and dynamic reality within which energy systems are embedded. We consider whether the sustainable utilisation of renewable hydrogen is well-served by the proliferation of SCLs and recommend an SSG-informed approach. An SSG approach will better promote collaboration towards an authoritative, global, multistakeholder, compromise on hydrogen certification that balances economic considerations with social, and environmental dimensions.