Rising hydrogen emissions are warming the planet. The rise of hydrogen over the last three decades has contributed to global warming by helping other gases do more damage.
Hydrogen in the Atmosphere
Hydrogen doesn’t directly warm the planet, it changes the chemistry of the atmosphere. In the air, natural chemicals act like detergents, by breaking down methane, which is one of the most powerful heat-trapping gases we release. When hydrogen levels rise, the detergents get used up, allowing methane to stick around longer and thus trapping heat for longer periods of time.
Rob Jackson, a scientist at Stanford University and senior author of the paper published in Nature and chair of the consortium explains, “Hydrogen is the world’s smallest molecule, and it readily escapes from pipelines, production facilities, and storage sites. The best…
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