Low-carbon hydrogen: a source of hope for a successful energy transition?

Interview with Zeina Chaar, Baptiste Rouault, Louise Badoche

Complying with the Paris Agreement means “avoiding the unmanageable” by limiting the worsening of climate change that is already underway. To achieve this, we need a sharp and rapid reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions, and in particular a sustained decline in fossil fuel consumption. One small molecule offers great hope for achieving this: hydrogen. Although it is low in carbon, it offers a solution for phasing out fossil fuels in certain applications and successfully completing the energy transition, while strengthening our independence.

• What is hydrogen, why are we interested in it today, and why does it offer hope?
• What applications will be relevant in the medium term in a carbon-free world?
• For which sectors should low-carbon hydrogen be produced as a priority?

These are the questions we’ll be discussing in this episode with Zeina Chaar and Baptiste Rouault, consultants at Carbone 4.

To learn more about this topic:

• Low-carbon hydrogen: What are its relevant applications in the medium term in a decarbonized world? https://www.carbone4.com/publication-hydrogene-bas-carbone
• Presentation of the National Strategy for the Development of Carbon-Free Hydrogen in France: https://www.economie.gouv.fr/presentation-strategie-nationale-developpement-hydrogene-decarbone-france#
• Choose renewable, low-carbon hydrogen, ADEME: https://agirpourlatransition.ademe.fr/entreprises/potentiel-hydrogene-bas-carbone-renouvelable
• National Low-Carbon Strategy (SNBC): https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/strategie-nationale-bas-carbone-snbc
• Global Hydrogen Review 2022, IEA: https://www.iea.org/reports/global-hydrogen-review-2022

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Music: César Dugast

Voice: Louise Badoche

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