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1. RMI: Hydrogen Reality Check #1: Hydrogen Is Not a Significant Warming Risk

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Fri Mar 8, 2024, 06:55 PM

Mar 2024

Hydrogen Reality Check #1: Hydrogen Is Not a Significant Warming Risk

May 9, 2022
By Thomas Koch blank, Raghav Muralidharan, Kaitlyn Ramirez, Alexandra Wall, Tessa Weiss

The Myth
Recent reports have suggested that large-scale production of hydrogen could do more harm than good in the effort to reduce global warming.

The Reality
The climate benefit from a well-regulated clean hydrogen economy outweighs the impact of any emissions that hydrogen would add to our energy system, especially if we prioritize hydrogen produced from renewables-powered electricity...
https://rmi.org/hydrogen-reality-check-1-hydrogen-is-not-a-significant-warming-risk/

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