QAZAQ GREEN. On October 16 of this year, the Kazakh delegation headed by Mr. Edil Zhanbyrshin, Chairman of the Committee on Ecology and Natural Resources of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan met with Mr. Oliver Rentschler, Director General for Climate Diplomacy, Economic Affairs and Technologies of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany and representatives of the German Energy agencies (dena).
The Kazakh delegation included representatives of interested state bodies, departments, industry experts and the private sector of Kazakhstan. The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan was represented by Mr. Zhandos Nurmaganbetov, Vice-Minister of Energy .
The German side presented the updated national hydrogen strategy and its role in the energy transition of Germany.
During the discussion, the parties discussed the prospects of Kazakh-German cooperation on green hydrogen and decarbonization.
At the same time, the parties noted the current geopolitical risks, challenges associated with the transportation and storage of hydrogen, as well as the need to create a new infrastructure and form a global hydrogen market.
As part of the working trip, the following events are also planned: visit to the North German NRL Laboratory in order to study new ways to achieve climate neutrality, visit to the international conglomerate of industrial engineering and steel production ThyssenKrupp AG, familiarization with the work of Technical University of Karlsruhe and a meeting with representatives of the European Commission.