ST PETERSBURG, June 4 (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday that Russia agreed to set up a working group on hydrogen production with partners from Germany, France and Australia.

Hydrogen has gained traction as the future green fuel of choice, increasingly touted as a way to decarbonise emissions-intensive heavy industry and transportation. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin, writing by Maria Tsvetkova, editing by Chris Reese)