据管道&天然气杂志网12月16日艾伯塔省卡尔加里报道，加拿大在周三公布了一项备受关注的氢能战略，呼吁投资者刺激清洁燃料行业的增长，政府称其产值可达到500亿加元（合392亿美元），创造35万个就业机会，并帮助加拿大到2050年实现净零排放。
加拿大自然资源部长Seamus O'Regan表示，加拿大将需要50-70亿加元的短期投资来发展其氢产业，但他承诺不会提供新的联邦资金。
然而，政府上周宣布了一项15亿加元的低碳燃料投资基金，包括氢燃料。
加拿大是世界第四大石油生产国，其能源行业因新冠疫情导致需求骤降而遭受重创。
O'Regan在新闻发布会上表示，能源是我们在加拿大的家族业务，这项战略向我们展示了如何发展这项业务。我们的首要任务是让业界知道我们是认真的。
从天然气中提取的所谓“蓝色”氢，以及由此产生的碳排放被捕获和储存起来，对于处于困境中的石油领域的企业来说，可能是一个有用的支柱。
加拿大大部分能源工业的所在地，西部的艾伯塔省对国家战略表示欢迎。 然而，批评人士表示，“蓝色”氢相当于化石燃料补贴。
环保组织希望优先考虑使用可再生能源的“绿色”氢。
环境和气候变化部长乔纳森·威尔金森表示，即使是“蓝色”氢也会降低排放，并不是化石燃料补贴。
世界各国都在使用氢来取代传统的化石燃料。O'Regan称，在加拿大，氢可以被用作运输燃料，并为包括水泥、钢铁、资源开采和采矿在内的行业提供动力。
郝芬 译自 管道&天然气杂志网
原文如下：
Canada Unveils Hydrogen Strategy to Kick-Start Clean Fuel Industry
Canada unveiled a long-discussed hydrogen strategy Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan said Canada will need C$5 billion to C$7 billion in near-term investments to grow its hydrogen industry, but he pledged no new federal money.
However, the government announced a C$1.5 billion investment fund for low-carbon fuels, including hydrogen, last week.
Canada is the world's fourth-largest oil producer and its energy sector has been hammered by plummeting demand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Energy is our family business in Canada, and this strategy shows us how to grow that business," O'Regan said at a news conference. "Our first job is to let industry know we are serious."
So-called "blue" hydrogen derived from natural gas, with the resulting carbon emissions captured and stored, is a potentially useful pivot for companies in the struggling oil patch.
The western province of Alberta, home to the bulk of Canada's energy industry, welcomed the national strategy. However, critics say "blue" hydrogen amounts to a fossil-fuel subsidy.
Environmental groups want "green" hydrogen, which uses renewable sources of electricity, to be prioritized.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said even "blue" hydrogen would lower emissions and was not a fossil fuel subsidy.
Countries globally are using hydrogen to replace traditional fossil fuels. In Canada, it could be used as transportation fuel and to power industries including cement, steel, resource extraction and mining, O'Regan said.