Hydrogen

[Knobby22]

Seems just about everyone has worked out that Hydrogen is not going to be the answer to all of our problems.

From Evil Murdoch Press
Mick
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+ Cheap gas/oil and no impetus to stop using them.

 

[JohnDe]

Chris Bowen has downplayed the potential of green hydrogen as a future source of zero-emissions electricity, as Labor and Greens voters pressure Anthony Albanese to increase action on climate change ahead of the government releasing its 2035 emissions reduction target this week.​

With the Prime Minister and Climate Change and Energy Minister set to unveil their new climate target – despite struggling to achieve existing 2030 targets – Mr Bowen on Sunday revealed that controversial green hydrogen may only play a “niche” role in power generation because renewables backed by batteries were “cheaper and better”.

On the eve of Mr Bowen releasing the National Climate Risk Assessment report on Monday, Newspoll has revealed that more Australians want stronger climate action compared with those who support the status quo or want to wind back measures.

The poll shows 37 per cent of Australians believe the government should increase climate action because the cost of not doing more is too great, 28 per cent want to slow down climate change action because the cost is too great, 25 per cent believe Australia should stick with current settings, and 10 per cent are uncommitted.

The poll of 1264 voters, conducted between Monday and Thursday last week, highlighted a significant generational divide, with 54 per cent of Australians aged 18 to 34 wanting more action on climate change and 45 per cent of voters aged over 65 calling for slower action.

With Mr Albanese’s cabinet expected to land on a 2035 target at the lower end of the 65 to 75 per cent range the Climate Change Authority has been consulting on, the Newspoll shows university-educated voters, Victorians and women are more likely to call for greater climate action. Eight in 10 Greens supporters and nearly half of Labor voters want more climate action, compared with nearly half of Coalition and “other” voters wanting less action.