{"id":362769,"date":"2025-01-20T09:51:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T08:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=362769"},"modified":"2025-01-20T09:51:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T08:51:46","slug":"climate-rescuer-hydrogen-12-times-worse-for-the-climate-researchers-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=362769","title":{"rendered":"Climate Rescuer Hydrogen 12 Times Worse for The Climate, Researchers Find"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From No Trick Zone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0P Gosselin<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warming effect of leaked hydrogen is almost 12 times stronger than CO2<\/sub><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hat-tip: Klimaschau<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve been told that hydrogen is now the savior of the energy transition. At some point, the green energy planners realized that the power grid cannot serve as a storage system. So a storage material without carbon had to be found: hydrogen, H2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

However, that might not work out either, as a team of researchers from the Center for International Climate Research in Oslo (CICERO) published an article in the Nature Communications Earth & Environment\u201d in June 2023. The title: \u201cA multi-model assessment of the global warming potential of hydrogen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the press release<\/a> (emphasis added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The global warming effect of leaked hydrogen is almost 12 times stronger than CO2<\/sub>, <\/strong>shows a new study by CICERO, a climate research center, published in Communications Earth & Environment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study fills a gap in our knowledge about the climate effects of hydrogen, a central technology in the energy transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike exhaust from burning coal and gas that contains CO2<\/sub>, burning hydrogen emits only water vapor and oxygen. Rather, it is the leaking of hydrogen from production, transportation and usage that adds to global warming<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrogen is not a\u00a0greenhouse gas<\/a>, but its\u00a0chemical reactions<\/a>\u00a0in the atmosphere affect like methane, ozone, and stratospheric water vapor. In this way, emissions of hydrogen can cause global warming, despite its lack of direct radiative properties.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study was led by Dr. Maria Sand, a senior scientist at CICERO, and her colleagues with collaborators from the U.K., France and the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018The climate effects of hydrogen have been an under-researched topic. However, a few papers based on single model studies confirm our estimated global warming potential (GWP100) of 11.6,\u2019 said Sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018We used five different atmospheric chemistry models and investigated changes in atmospheric methane, ozone and stratospheric water vapor,\u2019 said Sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Hydrogen interacts with various biogeochemical processes. In our estimates<\/a>, we have included soil uptake, photochemical production of hydrogen, the lifetimes of hydrogen and methane, and the interactions between hydrogen and methane,\u2019 said Sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study is the most comprehensive assessment of the climate effect of hydrogen to date, thanks to the advanced and novel use of existing climate models<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018We have assessed the uncertainties, and our study forms a robust foundation for political decision-making on hydrogen,\u2019 said Sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018A global warming potential of 11.6 is significant, and our study clearly shows the importance of reducing hydrogen leaks. We lack the technology to monitor and detect hydrogen leaks at the scale needed, but new technology is being developed as the industry adapts,\u2019 said Sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The potential benefit of switching to a hydrogen economy will depend on the magnitude of hydrogen leakages and to what extent hydrogen<\/a> replaces fossil fuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018There are still many open questions, and our group will continue to expand our knowledge to ensure timely and accurate decision-making on a key mitigation technology,\u2019 said Sand.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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