Morocco, Germany seal climate, energy alliance
Morocco and Germany signed a climate and energy alliance that includes cooperation in green hydrogen, to which Morocco attaches utmost importance in its energy diversification plans.
The alliance was signed by Foreign minister Nasser Bourita and German Development Minister Svenja Schulze in Berlin.
Hydrogen is key to Germany’s goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2045. As it lacks enough land and renewable resources, Germany expects to import 70% of its needs of hydrogen.
Morocco has made public its offer to foreign investors in the field of green hydrogen and dedicated at a first stage 300,000 hectares to integrated hydrogen production projects designed for the domestic market and exports.
“Morocco has the best conditions for the energy transition and the production of green hydrogen. Germany wants to import hydrogen,” Schulze, said in a statement.
“We want to do this fairly and in partnership, so that Morocco can also drive forward its energy transition and get its fair share of the value chains of the future,” she added.
Speaking later in the day at a press conference with his German peer Annalena Baerbock, Bourita expressed Morocco’s “strong commitment” to foster closer ties with Germany as an essential European partner.
The two countries reaffirmed their will to advocate an ambitious international commitment to combat the effects of climate change, encourage actions in favor of the mitigation of these effects, and accelerate a just energy transition, reads a joint declaration at the end of Bourita’s visit to Berlin.
The visit was also a chance to highlight cooperation prospects in legal migration, women empowerment, education and African development.
German foreign minister also reiterated her country’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan as “a serious and credible effort by Morocco and as a good basis for a solution” to the Sahara issue.
During his visit to Berlin, Bourita co-chaired with his German peer Annalena Baerbock the first session of the multidimensional strategic dialogue between the two countries.
