Brazil takes on presidency of global partnership on sustainable hydrogen for the first time
Planeta COPPE / Low Carbon / Metallurgical and Materials Engineering / Transport Engineering / News
Date: 14/08/2025
For the first time, Brazil takes on leadership of the IPHE (International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy). And this leadership bears Coppe/UFRJ’s mark: professor Paulo Emílio Valadão de Miranda, from both the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Program and the Transport Engineering Program, was elected to a two-year term, until 2027, nominated by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI). The co-presidency will be held by experts from the Netherlands, Japan and the USA.
Created in 2003, IPHE brings together governments of 26 countries, in addition to the European Delegation, representing more than 80% of the global GDP and a large part of the production consumption of hydrogen. The platform speeds the global transition to clean and efficient energy and mobility systems through fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, contributing to energy security, environmental goals and economic growth.
For Paulo Emílio, who coordinates Coppe’s Hydrogen Laboratory (LabH2), “taking on the presidency of IPHE places Brazil at the forefront of the hydrogen sector worldwide, precisely at a critical moment for the decarbonization of industry, transportation and society, in the face of the climate emergency. It is an international recognition of the country’s protagonism, reinforced by Brazil’s active participation in global forums such as BRICS, Mercosur and the organization of COP30 in Belém, Pará.”
The unprecedented achievement consolidates Brazil as a global reference in energy innovation and sustainability, opening pathways to a larger protagonism in strategic discussions on the future of clean energy.
Check out the article on MCTI’s website.
