Namibia: Nation’s $10bn Green Hydrogen Project Raises Myriad Concerns

A months-long investigation highlights fears of the impact of an opaque EU-backed mega-project on nature and livelihoods.

For Namibia, green hydrogen could be transformative.

With vast sunbaked, windswept deserts and 2.5 million people, the southern African nation has plenty of renewable resources to go around.

Meanwhile rich, densely populated Europe, South Korea and Japan are crying out for clean fuel to decarbonise hard-to-electrify sectors like fertilisers, steel, and shipping. Their net zero…