Leaked EU Draft Would Scrap Hydrogen Mandates for EU-Wide Target

A leaked European Commission impact assessment working document for the upcoming Renewable Energy Directive, RED IV, signals a potentially significant shift in renewable fuels policy after 2030. The draft's "preferred pacage" would replace binding national renewable hydrogen mandates with a more flexible EU-wide target, while giving greater room to crop-based biofuels and favoring advanced biofuels made from European feedstocks. The direction suggests that energy security, cost and national flexibility are gaining weight alongside emissions reduction,…