Prospects for a hydrogen economy

Hydrogen production using renewable (locally available) energy sources is seen as an aspirational nearly zero-emission means of energy provision, offering at the same time the possibility of reducing dependence on fossil fuels and the depletion of finite 

However, the major conclusion of the Stern Review, is that the benefits of strong and early action far outweigh the economic costs of not acting. Mitigation, i.e., taking 

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The future prospects for a hydrogen economy were explored in The Hydro Economy Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R D Needs." This government-sponsored study was published in 2004 by the National Research Council. ExxonMobile, Ford, DuPont, the Natural Resources Defense Council and others contributed to the report. It urged more stringent... 

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