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Biden Announces Huge Hydrogen Investment. How Much Will It Help The Climate?

Inside Climate News · Nicholas Kusnetz and Jon Hurdle · last updated

The Energy Department awarded up to $7 billion in grants for clean hydrogen ‘hubs’ But environmentalists warn some of the money could prop up fossil fuels and fail to cut emissions.

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Hydrogen, long seen as a theoretical if not practical alternative to petroleum-based transportation fuels, is once again having a day in the sun as industries promote “green hydrogen,” produced using renewable resources.

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