Hydrogen and Critical Minerals: Ukraine’s Strategic Role in the EU’s Net-Zero Future
15. November 2025
12:00-13:30
- Day theme: Energy, Industry, Transport, Trade, Finance, Carbon markets, and Non-CO₂ gases
- Critical Minerals for Energy Transition
- Financing the Value Chain
- Hydrogen Corridors
- Security and Sovereignty
- Hydrogen Europe
- IKEM
- Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture
- Systemiq
- University of Greisfeld
The discussion will examine how hydrogen corridors linking Eastern and Western Europe can support mutual resilience, and how critical-mineral development, if managed transparently and sustainably can accelerate both Ukraine’s recovery and Europe’s climate goals.
Speakers
- Matthew John Kean, Chair of the Climate Change Authority;
- Yehor Perylygyn, Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine;
- Maaike Witteveen, Systemiq;
- Dr Michael Kalis, IKEM.