Contrasting European hydrogen pathways: An analysis of differing approaches in key markets Apr 24, 2021 11:15:am Summary by: OXFORD INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY STUDIES (OIES) Posted in: Contrasting European hydrogen pathways: An analysis of differing approaches in key markets The year 2020 will be remembered as the year when the Covid-19 pandemic swept the world, but it has also seen increasing momentum behind the urgency of tackling the longer-term global challenge of climate change, with more and more countries making pledges to achieve "net-zero" emissions. The UK and France started in mid-2019 with targets to achieve net-zero by 2050, but perhaps the most significant development in 2020 was the pledge by China to achieve net-zero by 2060.