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Australia Just Exported Its First Batch of Fuel That Doesn't Emit CO2

This is an important milestone with the international trade of hydrogen fuel to support decarbonising initiatives. At this moment it is not very green due to the use of fossil fuel in the processing but still a good start with a climate solution. 

Burning hydrogen releases nothing but water vapour, and thus it has an environmental advantage over fossil fuels. We should focus on producing 'green' hydrogen and make it commercially viable. 

the project uses brown coal (also called “lignite”), a high-emitting energy source, to produce the hydrogen. In fact, almost all of the hydrogen used today is made from fossil fuels. Developing “green” hydrogen, produced when renewable energy (like wind and solar power) powers an electrolyzer to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, is a key priority

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sustainability, environment, hydrogen, green, fossil fuels, oxygen, australia, energy, clean energy, lignite, hesc, ccs, iea, irena, japan

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