Green Hydrogen Market and Green Cryptocurrencies: A Dynamic Correlation Analysis

Eder J. A. L. Pereira (), Thanmillys Nadhynne de Lima da Conceição and Emanuel Cruz da Lima
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Eder J. A. L. Pereira: Instituto Federal do Maranhão, Bacabal 65700-000, Brazil
Thanmillys Nadhynne de Lima da Conceição: Instituto Federal do Maranhão, Bacabal 65700-000, Brazil
Emanuel Cruz da Lima: Instituto Federal do Maranhão, Bacabal 65700-000, Brazil

Commodities, 2025, vol. 4, issue 4, 1-14

Abstract: The urgent need to mitigate climate change has elevated green hydrogen as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, while green cryptocurrencies have emerged to address the environmental concerns of traditional cryptocurrency mining. This study investigates the dynamic correlation between the green hydrogen market and selected green cryptocurrencies (Cardano, Stellar, Hedera, Algorand, and Chia) from July 2021 to April 2024, utilizing the Dynamic Conditional Correlation GARCH (DCC-GARCH) model with robustness checks using EGARCH and GJR-GARCH specifications. Our findings reveal significant correlations, with peaks reaching up to 50% in 2022, a period likely influenced by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Subsequently, a decline in these correlations was observed in 2023. These results underscore the interconnectedness of sustainability-driven markets, suggesting potential contagion effects during periods of global instability. The high persistence of correlation shocks (α + β values approaching unity) indicates that correlation regimes tend to be long- lasting, with important implications for portfolio diversification and risk management strategies. Robustness checks using EGARCH and GJR-GARCH specifications confirmed qualitatively similar patterns, reinforcing the validity of our findings into the evolving landscape of green finance and energy.

Keywords: green hydrogen; green cryptocurrencies; DCC-GARCH; dynamic correlation; sustainability; climate finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 D4 E3 E6 F0 F1 F3 F4 F5 F6 G1 O1 O5 Q1 Q2 Q4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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