Renewable Energy Boon­— or Environmental Boondoggle?

Author
Selene Law - Energy & Power
Jonathan Lesser - National Center for Energy Analytics
Nile Malloy - California Environmental Justice Alliance
Joseph Romm - Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media
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42
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THE DEBATE Supporters envision an energy economy built on zero-carbon fuels that cut air pollution and create new jobs while building on existing electric and gas infrastructure. But critics describe the green hydrogen economy as a pipedream and an expensive energy boondoggle. Currently comprising less than 1 percent of global hydrogen production, clean hydrogen investments will reach a 31 percent annual compound growth rate by 2032, predicts fuel cell company Plug Power, Inc. But what are the green hydrogen economy’s real projected impacts?

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