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Policy Memo: Clean Hydrogen Abatement
Clean Hydrogen Can Help Unlock Our Clean Energy Future
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Scaling up green hydrogen can help accelerate our clean energy future. Green hydrogen is the process by which hydrogen is created using clean energy sources. In this memo, RMI outlines policy recommendations for successful and viable deployment—as hydrogen will be key to sectors of the clean economy where electrification is not possible. We explore two tactics to effectively scale clean hydrogen:
- Replacing current carbon-intensive hydrogen production to make the process effectively cleaner, and
- Replacing fossil fuels in heavy industry and transportation with clean hydrogen.
Currently, there is strong momentum around green hydrogen usage, but implementation gaps still need to be addressed to make this climate solution viable by the end of the decade. RMI identifies key gaps in existing funding and policy, and offers recommendations that can help break down barriers preventing clean hydrogen from benefiting the heavy industry and transportation sectors. This report is intended for policymakers at the federal level.
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