# A European Strategy for Hydrogen

European Parliament procedure 2020/2242(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee ENVI / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 598 committee amendments tabled by 79 Members between 2020-11-24 and 2020-12-11.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier sets out a European strategy for hydrogen. Amendments discuss hydrogen as an energy carrier to decarbonise sectors such as steel, heavy industry, aviation and shipping in line with the Paris Agreement and climate neutrality; debate renewable, green, low-carbon and clean hydrogen definitions; note its energy- and resource-intensive production, potential job creation and revenue, and concerns over NOx emissions and the need to scale up renewables.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel BOMPARD | France | GUE/NGL | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197521.md |
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96852.md |
| Marisa MATIAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96820.md |
| Sira REGO | Spain | GUE/NGL | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197681.md |
| Sven SCHULZE | Germany | PPE | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124809.md |
| Henna VIRKKUNEN | Finland | PPE | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124726.md |
| Edina TÓTH | Hungary | NI | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/27714.md |
| Eva MAYDELL | Bulgaria | PPE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/98341.md |
| Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN | Romania | PPE | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197636.md |
| Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI | Romania | PPE | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38420.md |
| Angelika NIEBLER | Germany | PPE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4289.md |
| András GYÜRK | Hungary | PfE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23816.md |
| Maria SPYRAKI | Greece | PPE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125064.md |
| Riho TERRAS | Estonia | PPE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204449.md |
| Tom BERENDSEN | Netherlands | PPE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197778.md |

## Official source documents

- PE660.370: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-660370_EN.pdf
- PE662.057: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ITRE-AM-662057_EN.pdf
- PE662.101: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ITRE-AM-662101_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2242-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2242-INI.json

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