Moving quickly on hydrogen strategy will be key

“Given the scale and increasing urgency of the net zero challenge, it's critical that the Government executes this strategy well. This will mean offering bold and ambitious leadership ahead of COP26. While the plan shows good progress has been made on how to upscale hydrogen production, more pace and thinking are required to understand how this will interact with other equally important parts of the value chain, such as networks, storage and early applications of hydrogen.

“We need to move quickly beyond feasibility studies and trials to ensure tangible progress in areas such as the widescale blending of 20% hydrogen into the existing networks, building on the success of recent proven delivery in blending. It will also be crucial to provide a flexible offtake for hydrogen while incrementally decarbonising important sectors such as residential heat.

“Perhaps the single most important aspect of reaching net zero will be consumer buy-in, particularly in areas that directly affect how we live our lives, like transport and heating. It’s therefore imperative that we find affordable and workable solutions available to large parts of the population while causing the minimum of disruption.”

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