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Thinking in Systems - Ep107: Prof. David Cebon

Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change

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Is There a System Approach to Decarbonisation?

I think that when you look at decarbonisation and the energy transition in general, it's essential to take a systems view. That's definitely the case with hydrogen. If you look at hydrogen just from the point of view of an individual vehicle, it looks like a pretty good decarbonisation solution. When you ask the question, where does the hydrogen come from? You get a different answer. The carbon footprint of hydrogen manufacture and the implications of hydrogen manufacture are pretty severe and is what kills it from my point of view. I would be financially better rewarded if we said 'let's just use hydrogen for heavy goods vehicles'

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