Blue Hydrogen. The greatest fossil fuel scam in history?

Blue hydrogen is being enthusiastically promoted by natural gas producers as the simplest and cheapest answer to decarbonising our economies. But recent studies have shown that it's overall greenhouse gas emissions footprint is worse than natural gas. So, is this just the latest in a long series of diversions and deceptions from the fossil fuel industry?

Peer reviewed paper : "How Green is Blue Hydrogen?"

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ese3.956


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Research links



UK Hydrogen Strategy

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1011283/UK-Hydrogen-Strategy_web.pdf

UN assessment of methane

https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/global-assessment-urgent-steps-must-be-taken-reduce-methane

Chris Jackson resignation

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/blue-hydrogen-association-chair-quits-b1905437.html

Methane leaks

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-25/infrared-cameras-detect-methane-leaks-across-romania?sref=GUSUlraS

https://www.desmog.com/2021/08/25/methane-leaking-oil-gas-romania-europe/?utm_source=DeSmog+Weekly+Newsletter

Blog piece by Paul Martin

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/distilled-thoughts-hydrogen-paul-martin/

IEA paper on CCUS

https://www.iea.org/reports/ccus-in-clean-energy-transitions/a-new-era-for-ccus#growing-ccus-momentum

New York Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/the-impact-of-new-yorks-climate-leadership-and-community-protection-act

https://www.newyorkbuildingenergy.com/nys_clcpa.html