US Department of Energy Expands Commitment to a Just Transition for Clean Hydrogen – with New Web Resource and Fellowship Opportunity.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) today launched a new web resource, Clean Hydrogen and Environmental Justice, underscoring HFTO’s commitment to a just and equitable clean energy transition benefitting all communities, particularly those that have endured disproportionate harm from of energy infrastructure in the past. Addressing environmental and energy injustice and inequity is a key aspect of the holistic approach to the rollout of clean hydrogen embodied in the U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap.
The new webpage and related links provides a centralized resource that serves both to present HFTO’s environmental justice (EJ) work externally, as well as to solicit input from stakeholders. It covers a wide range of topics, including:
- Common concerns expressed by communities about clean hydrogen.
- Background on the principles of environmental justice and the Justice40 Initiative.
- An outline of HFTO’s EJ strategy, with detailed discussion of all aspects of that strategy—including Listening, Engaging, and Increasing Transparency; Prioritizing Safety and Positive Impacts; Lowering Barriers to Funding; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility; and more.
HFTO is also soliciting applications for a Hydrogen Shot Fellow to work on its Environmental Justice and Community Engagement team. For this position, HFTO is looking for applicants with experience in community engagement and environmental justice, preferably related to hydrogen or related sectors such as natural gas. The Environmental Justice and Community Engagement team works to embed environmental justice and equity into all aspects of the office’s efforts, including through supporting the implementation of community benefits plans, supporting public education, and identifying community concerns about hydrogen. The fellow will support project management, including community engagement efforts such as the Harnessing Hydrogen Public Forum.
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