Energy Transition Summit Asia 2025

Hydrogen is a key pillar of energy strategies in Asia, touted as essential for hard-to-decarbonize sectors, such as steelmaking, and for national energy security. But critics highlight that the use of blue hydrogen perpetuates fossil fuel dependency rather than driving genuine decarbonisation. Environmentalists challenge hydrogen’s role, labelling it a “false solution” that sustains the status quo and delays investments in renewables. Is this approach a pragmatic bridge or a barrier to achieving carbon neutrality? 

• Is hydrogen a bridge fuel or a distraction from renewables?

• Does reliance on imported hydrogen undermine decarbonization efforts?

• How can Asia balance energy security with genuine climate action?