Many in the green technology industry see hydrogen as the key to a greener and more environmentally friendly future. A future that does not see us giving up driving, flying, or even manufacturing steel. However, in a world that’s heating up, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, can we do enough in the time we have to avert a potential human disaster?
Before the pandemic, Japan asked the International Energy Agency to investigate how hydrogen could become part of the solution. The recommendation was to establish a role for the gas as part of all long-term strategies, which would stimulate demand for green hydrogen. It would also help slowly steer the world away from fossil fuels.
Now post-pandemic, do we see a future with hydrogen as a part of it? Or is it a pipe dream that may have scientists, akin to alchemists of the Middle Ages, chasing their tails?