F inally, the panelists were asked to comment on their countries' level of international collaboration and how it can be improved. Most panelists responded that the IEA, ISO TC197, and joint research activities were the principal methods of international collaboration. Worth Noting S everal individuals' comments made at the end of the session are worth noting. Government demonstrations must be based on good business opportunities. The hydrogen community must attract high-level political leaders, such as energy ministers, to their meetings.
Politicians can create markets through credits, taxes, or regulations.
The cost of energy must include the consequences of the pollution it creates. This is the task ahead. Over the next two years, each country will work to achieve research goals, develop markets, remove barriers, and cooperate with each other in pursuit of hydrogen commercialization. In Beijing, the hydrogen community will again measure its progress toward that goal. All Rights Reserved.