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Hydrogen to play ‘specific but limited’ role in decarbonisation

Government
Will Payne
19 December 2022

Hydrogen will likely have a "specific but limited" role in the UK’s aim to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the Commons Science and Technology Committee has concluded.

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The committee said hydrogen is "not a panacea" for reaching the emissions reductions goal by 2050, but can grow to become "a big niche" fuel in particular sectors and applications, for example, where electrification is not possible, and as a means of storing energy.