Articles | Volume 22, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-9349-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-9349-2022
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20 Jul 2022
Research article |  | 20 Jul 2022

Climate consequences of hydrogen emissions

Ilissa B. Ocko and Steven P. Hamburg

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Hydrogen is considered a key strategy to decarbonize the global economy. However, hydrogen is also a short-lived indirect greenhouse gas that can easily leak into the atmosphere. Given that the climate impacts from hydrogen emissions are not well understood, especially in the near term, we assess impacts over all timescales for plausible emissions rates. We find that hydrogen leakage can cause more warming than widely perceived; thus, attention is needed to minimize emissions.
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