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3 December 2019, Renew Economy. Finkel says there is no political will for hydrogen targets in Australia. Chief scientist Alan Finkel says he deliberately avoided recommending national targets for hydrogen in Australia, as part of the National Hydrogen Strategy released last month, because it was unlikely he could get unanimous agreement from energy ministers. Speaking at a forum hosted by the Clean Energy Council in Sydney, Finkel said it was apparent there would be opposition to any hydrogen targets, so he instead focused on addressing some of the immediate barriers to building a hydrogen sector in Australia and addressing some of the skills and regulatory gaps. Finkel did not specify which ministers were opposed to the introduction of a national target for hydrogen, but suggested that there may have been opposition from federal ministers Angus Taylor (energy and emissions reductions) and Matt Canavan (resources). Read more here