Projections suggest that between 12 and 25 per cent of the globally available green hydrogen will be traded internationally by 2050. The extent to which the market will ultimately grow depends largely on economic developments and legal conditions for imports and exports.

This new report by IKEM provides a comprehensive overview of the applicable regulations for hydrogen trading, covering topics such as global governance for hydrogen trading, the structure of trading components, regulation of imports and exports, standardisation and certification, safety requirements, legal metrology and transport.

The mobility transition aims to make mobility more socially just and environmentally friendly. However, traffic and urban planning measures to reduce traffic have faced criticism from many representatives of the local economy. Those affected fear additional hurdles for the accessibility of their stores, declining sales, and, in the medium term, the outright closure of stores. At the DVAG Symposium 2024, “Retail & Mobility – Emotions, Experiences, Empiricism,” on March 15, Dr. Alexandra Appel, Head of the IKEM Mobility Department, will join other experts on a panel to discuss the topic of “Mobility and Retail: What does the research say?

On April 12, the second ENGAGE innovation workshop will take place, dedicated to exploring citizen involvement in the energy transition and cultivating innovative ideas from participants. Our objective is to develop and refine these ideas with input from the diverse expertise of attendees. Further information will be published shortly on the ENGAGE website.

Interoperability in the charging process is the key to the successful expansion of electromobility in Europe and the topic of the USER-CHI webinar on 5 March. Participants will learn what conditions need to be met for the cross-border use of charging infrastructure to succeed and what approaches are available to establish universal standards for effective communication between charging stations and electric vehicles.

The slogan for this year's Climate Democracy Day is, ‘Hello, Bundestag, we need to talk!’ The event encourages citizens, associations and organisations across the country to speak with members of the German Bundestag. To join in, submit a question via the event's website!

Mobility experts from the Tokyo Electric Power Company Power Grid and the Mitsubishi Research Institute visited IKEM and spoke with the Mobility department about the importance of electric road systems in Germany and Europe, standardisation and business models. They also focussed on current developments in e-mobility and the expansion of renewable energies in Japan.

Important progress was made at the fourth project meeting of the MobiRural research consortium in Badajoz, Spain: The training platform for European mobility officers and the corresponding training content were presented to the transnational mobility experts of the consortium. The aim was to receive feedback and make adjustments in order to publish the final versions next summer.

The expert meeting on transnational cooperation on offshore wind and green hydrogen projects in the Baltic Sea region took place on 25 January in Vilnius, Lithuania. The event was organised by the Lithuanian Energy Agency and the Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments in cooperation with IKEM and brought together key stakeholders and decision-makers from the Baltic Sea region.

A new issue of the journal Klima und Recht is available now! This month's issue covers a variety of climate-related topics, including:

• Editorial: Promoting acceptance and regional value creation must go hand in hand
• State regulations on citizen participation in renewable energy power plants and their applicability at federal level
• Regulatory approaches for the utilisation and storage of
  carbon dioxide utilisation and storage in the EU
• "Legal protection in times of accelerated legislation" - Annual conference of the Association for Infrastructure Law (VIR)

If you are researching climate law issues and would like to publish your results, we invite you to get in touch with the editorial team at: klimr@ikem.de.

Join the IKEM team! We currently have the following job opportunities:

• Internship (Public Relations)
• Internship (Climate and Innovation)
• Research Associate (Research Academy)
• Research Associate (Energy Law)
• Doctoral Candidates (Research Academy)

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