Reuters 2 minute read German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer adjusts his face mask as he attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany May 12, 2021. Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS Germany will invest more than 8 billion euros ($9.74 billion) to fund large-scale hydrogen projects, the Economy and Transport ministries said on Friday, in a step to scale up hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels to meet climate targets. The 62 German projects, supporting chemical, steel and transport industries, are part of a joint European hydrogen project called Hydrogen-IPCEI, the ministries added. "The fact is: we must and WANT to urgently promote the switch to climate-friendly mobility," said Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer in a statement.