The starting point
Hydrogen-derived green energy is attracting increasing intention from innovators, businesses, policy makers and investors as a feasible, sustainable route to tackle climate change. The potential for hydrogen energy has been well documented and discussed, yet how progress will be made in terms of investment at the scale required is still undefined. We believe now is the time for informed and influential voices to move this initiative onwards. Notably, we will explore how the world’s largest asset owners (pension funds, insurance reserves, sovereign wealth funds) can play an investment role to accelerate development of a green hydrogen economy with real impact towards decarbonisation.
Critically, the institutional investors controlling the deepest pools of capital need to be sensitized to the risks and rewards of investment in the future of green hydrogen. The Forum’s focus will be on the "should, when, why and how" large asset owners can consider allocating capital at scale to a green hydrogen economy.