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by tim_hutton 1291 days ago
I'm very skeptical of hydrogen as a general solution for reducing carbon emissions. It feels like greenwashing.

"As of 2020, the majority of hydrogen (∼95%) is produced from fossil fuels" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_production

Producing "green hydrogen" is much more expensive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_hydrogen