«Problems of economics and management of oil and gas complex»

Russia’s role in the emerging landscape of the geopolitics of hydrogen

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¹ National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia

Keywords: global energy transition, decarbonization, hydrogen geopolitics, climate security, renewable energy, "blue" and "green" hydrogen, carbon capture, utilization and storage, low-carbon geopolitics of hydrogen

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Global decarbonization efforts are one of the key trends influencing the current global energy politics. The key direction within their framework is the replacement of traditional energy sources and carriers by alternative, less carbon-intensive ones, with hydrogen being one of the most important among them. The development of hydrogen energy can significantly transform the position of individual countries and even regions on the world map in terms of geopolitics. The key factors determining a country's position within the framework of hydrogen geopolitics are: availability of natural gas and/or high technical potential of renewable energy, availability of significant fresh water reserves as well as the development of infrastructure for hydrogen production, storage and transportation. Russia is one of the leading countries in terms of all factors except for technological ones. By developing domestic technological potential of hydrogen energy, Russia will be able to derive significant geoeconomic advantages and strengthen its technological sovereignty, which is currently a national priority.

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