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Bad Idea #24 "We’ll just use Hydrogen!" with Michael Liebreich
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Is green hydrogen the silver bullet for decarbonisation — or a trillion-dollar distraction?
In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas is joined by energy analyst, investor, and podcaster Michael Liebreich to unpack Bad Idea #24: “We’ll just use Hydrogen!”
Liebreich, founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance and co-host of the Cleaning Up podcast, makes the provocative case that green hydrogen is over-hyped, fundamentally flawed as a fuel, and destined to remain a niche solution rather than the backbone of a “hydrogen economy.”
Together they explore the…
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