Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wait for a signing ceremony to begin on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. Trudeau and Scholz signed a deal to kickstart a transatlantic hydrogen supply chain, with the first deliveries expected in just three years. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers his speech during a signing ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. The leaders of Germany and Canada said Tuesday a new hydrogen pact will kick-start a transatlantic hydrogen supply chain, with the first deliveries expected in just three years. Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed the deal in the port town of Stephenville.
(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shake hands at the start of a signing ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. The leaders of Germany and Canada said Tuesday a new hydrogen pact will kick-start a transatlantic hydrogen supply chain, with the first deliveries expected in just three years. Trudeau and German Chancellor Scholz signed the deal in the port town of Stephenville. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, walks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, center, as he speaks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, after arriving on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. The leaders of Germany and Canada said Tuesday a new hydrogen pact will kick-start a transatlantic hydrogen supply chain, with the first deliveries expected in just three years. Trudeau and Scholz signed the deal in the port town of Stephenville. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speak as they walk along the water front, on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. The leaders of Germany and Canada said Tuesday a new hydrogen pact will kick-start a transatlantic hydrogen supply chain, with the first deliveries expected in just three years. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a signing ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. The leaders of Germany and Canada say a new hydrogen pact will kick-start a transatlantic hydrogen supply chain, with the first deliveries expected in just three years. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, center, adjusts his translation aid as he listens to a question from German media with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, during a joint availability on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. The leaders of Germany and Canada say a new hydrogen pact will kick-start a transatlantic hydrogen supply chain, with the first deliveries expected in just three years. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, center right, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, listen to speakers during a signing ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. The leaders of Germany and Canada say a new hydrogen pact will kick-start a transatlantic hydrogen supply chain, with the first deliveries expected in just three years. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)STEPHENVILLE, Newfoundland (AP) — The leaders of Germany and Canada said Tuesday a new hydrogen pact will kick-start a transatlantic hydrogen supply chain, with the first deliveries expected in just three years.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed the deal in the port town of Stephenville, Newfoundland. A Canadian company has plans to build a zero-emission plant that will use wind energy to produce hydrogen and ammonia for export.
Hydrogen is seen as a component of Europe’s plan to reduce its reliance on Russian fossil fuels, particularly in light of the war in Ukraine and recent reductions in the supply of Russian natural gas to Germany and other countries.
“The market case and the need to scale up was coming and wasn't quite here yet. Russia's illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine has meant that everything gets accelerated," Trudeau said.
Scholz said Canada is Germany’s partner of choice as the country moves away from relying on Russia to supply energy.
“Our need might be even higher under the new circumstances,” Scholz said.
Natural gas prices have surged as Russia has reduced or cut off natural gas flows to a dozen European Union countries, fueling inflation and raising the risk that Europe could plunge into recession. Germans have been urged to cut gas use now so the country will have enough for the winter ahead.
The Canadian government earlier Tuesday signed separate agreements with Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz that will see the two German auto manufacturers secure access to Canadian raw materials for batteries in electric vehicles. The agreements include Canadian cobalt, graphite, nickel and lithium.
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