IEA: Global hydrogen production growing too slowly to meet climate goals

Michael Holder
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International Energy Agency highlights continuing momentum across the nascent low carbon hydrogen sector, but warns progress is still too slow

The number of low carbon hydrogen projects to have reached the critical final investment stage globally has doubled in the past year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), paving the way...

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