State will press green hydrogen ambitions in Chile

Significance

Chile has taken important steps to advance its strategy of becoming a major global player in green hydrogen, an objective shared by leftist President-elect Gabriel Boric, who takes office tomorrow.

Impacts

• The new industry has the potential to boost development throughout Chile.
• Green hydrogen presents an opportunity to export the country’s formidable renewable energy potential.
• Green hydrogen holds the key to reducing Chile’s carbon emissions from the production of copper, its main export.