Germany and Canada to cooperate on carbon neutrality – energy shortage continues to loom | DW News

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his deputy, Economic Affairs and Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck, kicked off a three-day trip to Canada on Monday, seeking to arrange short-term gas-based energy solutions and to explore longer-term, cleaner options, such as green hydrogen.

In a joint press conference in Montreal, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hailed his German counterpart Scholz as an "extremely important progressive voice," and expressed optimism about mutually beneficial business investments and cooperation defending Ukraine from Russian aggression.

Trudeau promoted his plans to make Canada a "net-zero" economy in terms of carbon emissions, as well as a major "global energy supplier." The focus of the negotiations with Germany will lie on the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and green hydrogen amid Berlin's attempt to lessen its dependence on Russia as a supplier of gas.

Indeed, Scholz mentioned both types of energy, saying that "we must do what is necessary for the future, firstly that we become a climate neutral economy." To that end, he highlighted his government's goal to have Germany be climate neutral by 2050 and the role Canada will play in reaching that goal as a lead developer of green hydrogen technology.

However, deals on LNG and green hydrogen won't be able to offer a solution to the Germany's fear of an energy shortage during winter, as Canada currently holds no LNG terminals for export.

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