The EU’s hydrogen plan for transport goes beyond what is needed for hard to electrify sectors like shipping and aviation and risks driving up energy prices without additional renewables. / The EU’s plan to mandate green hydrogen in the EU energy mix by 2030 could drive up demand for electricity by almost one-fifth, new Transport & Environment (T&E) analysis shows. This would heap pressure on electricity demand at a time when energy prices are at an all time high. Any increase in hydrogen production is reckless without additional renewables, says T&E in a new paper. (....)