Environment & Energy

Green hydrogen transition ‘tough but necessary’
Alex Morrison

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The new report, by Cambridge Econometrics and the University of Exeter, explores whether targeted government policies could spark a cost-competitive green hydrogen industry globally.

The researchers – who found that current policies are insufficient to achieve this at the global level – simulated the effects of a global mandate requiring the use of green hydrogen in fertilisers, and a global carbon price on hydrogen production.

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“However, green hydrogen is the only realistic option for decarbonising fertiliser production and for making clean steel, and it may have a role in other sectors such as aviation.

“Achieving the ‘tipping point’ of cost-competitive green hydrogen is tough but necessary, and will likely require strong and sustained policy support.”

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