Helping the world get hydrogen right
The problem: Hydrogen holds important promise as a source of clean energy, but it also takes a lot of energy to produce. And the gas leaks easily, contributing to global warming. For hydrogen to be an effective climate solution, we must produce it cleanly and use it wisely.
What we’re doing about it: We’re helping make sure hydrogen infrastructure is built the right way, benefiting the climate, communities and people’s health. We’re working to prevent leaks and raising awareness that the best uses of hydrogen are in places where clean electricity from renewable sources can’t do the job alone.
Watch now: Hydrogen, clean or dirty?
Our work ensuring the smart use of hydrogen
- Explainer
Is hydrogen the climate-friendly energy solution we need?
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For hydrogen to be a climate solution, leaks must be tackled
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We need new tech to understand hydrogen’s climate impact
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Rule #1 of deploying hydrogen: Electrify first
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Hydrogen hubs are here. What do communities think about them?
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At SXSW: Is hydrogen energy climate hope or climate hype?
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on hydrogen.
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Hydrogen Could Have Much Bigger Climate Impact Than Most Estimates, Study Shows
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Why a strong ‘3 pillar’ framework makes sense for pivotal hydrogen tax credit
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Keep clean hydrogen clean
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Opportunities for hydrogen tax credit rules to address climate impact blind spots
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Proposed Hydrogen Tax Credit Regs Establish Important Climate Protections; Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Further
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Hydrogen hubs are here. What do communities think about them?
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Hydrogen resources
Dig deeper into our work with these resources for researchers, policymakers, journalists and communities.
- Fact sheet
Climate impacts of hydrogen [PDF]
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The science of hydrogen’s climate warming effects [PDF]
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Climate consequences of hydrogen emissions
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Hydrogen Emissions Measurement Study [PDF]
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Preventing and mitigating hydrogen emissions from infrastructure [PDF]
- Analysis
Wide range in estimates of hydrogen emissions from infrastructure
Our hydrogen experts
We bring wide-ranging perspectives and skills to our work on hydrogen. Meet some of the people who make it happen.
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Steven Hamburg
Senior Vice President, Chief Scientist
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Ilissa Ocko
Senior Climate Scientist II, Barbra Streisand Chair of Environmental Studies
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Morgan Rote
Director, U.S. Climate
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Helen Spence-Jackson
Executive Director, Europe
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Beth Trask
Vice President, Global Energy Transition
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Tianyi Sun
Climate Scientist
Staff perspective
We need to be careful not to build out an extensive hydrogen system that is as leaky as our current natural gas system.
Ilissa Ocko
EDF Senior Climate Scientist
Media contact
Ciel Jolley
+32 2 622 98 43 (office)
+32 478 97 76 30 (mobile)