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Action on clean hydrogen is needed to deliver net-zero by 2050. Here's how

Clean hydrogen is critical in the shift from fossil fuels.

Clean hydrogen is critical in the shift from fossil fuels. Image: Pexels

Noam Boussidan
Manager, Transforming Industrial Ecosystems, World Economic Forum
Jörgen Sandström
Head, Transforming Industrial Ecosystems, World Economic Forum
Melissa Stark
Global Lead for Energy Transition and Net Zero Transition Services, Accenture
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Clean hydrogen and its derivatives will account for 12% of final energy consumption by 2050, Source: IRENA.
Clean hydrogen and its derivatives will account for 12% of final energy consumption by 2050, Source: IRENA.

Government pledges suggest greater clean hydrogen use, but not nearly enough to the level needed to achieve net-zero energy system emissions by 2050. Source: IEA.
Government pledges suggest greater clean hydrogen use, but not nearly enough to the level needed to achieve net-zero energy system emissions by 2050. Source: IEA.
Hydrogen use by sector in 2030. Source: European Commission.
Hydrogen use by sector in 2030. Source: European Commission.

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