Recommendation 3

The UK and Scottish Governments arrived at their respective 10GW and 5GW by 2030 low carbon hydrogen production targets independently of each other, and we are unclear how the two targets align and whether either is achievable. Clarity on this is vitally important given the targets must be reached in just seven years’ time. We recommend that the UK and Scottish Governments, in response to this report, explain how they arrived at their respective 10GW and 5GW by 2030 low carbon hydrogen production targets and how the two targets align. Furthermore, the two Governments should provide us with a proposed timeline setting out key milestones on the road towards the respective targets to assist us and our successor committees in judging progress and evaluating the achievability of Scotland’s hydrogen production targets.