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Breaking the hard-to-abate bottleneck in China's path to carbon neutrality with clean hydrogen

X. Yang, C. P. Nielsen, et al.

This paper investigates how clean hydrogen can play a critical role in reducing emissions in China's hard-to-abate sectors, including heavy industry and heavy-duty transport. The research, conducted by Xi Yang, Chris P. Nielsen, Shaojie Song, and Michael B. McElroy, reveals the potential for massive cost savings in emissions reduction strategies.... show more

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Abstract

Countries such as China face a bottleneck to carbon neutrality from hard-to-abate (HTA) sectors, notably heavy industry and heavy-duty transport. Using an integrated dynamic least-cost modelling analysis, the study finds clean hydrogen can serve as both major energy carrier and feedstock to significantly reduce emissions in heavy industry, fuel up to 50% of heavy-duty truck and bus fleets by 2060, and contribute to shipping decarbonization. A realistic clean hydrogen scenario reaching 65.7 Mt of production in 2060 could avoid US$1.72 trillion in new investment relative to a no-hydrogen pathway. Results demonstrate the value of clean hydrogen in HTA sectors for China and provide insights for other developing economies pursuing net-zero goals.

Publisher

Nature Energy

Published On

Sep 29, 2022

Authors

Xi Yang, Chris P. Nielsen, Shaojie Song, Michael B. McElroy

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-022-01114-6

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