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BNEF: Green hydrogen could curb third of fossil fuel and industry emissions by 2050

Cecilia Keating

30 March 2020 •

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Among many uses hydrogen can be used as a transport fuel | Credit: Air Products

But roughly $150bn of subsidies, carbon pricing and more supportive policies may be needed for green hydrogen to reach full decarbonisation potential, finds analyst

A major rollout of green hydrogen technologies could offset up to one third of global greenhouse gas emissions produced by fossil fuels and industry by 2050, according to a new report today by BloombergNEF...

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