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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-13451-2023
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Atmospheric composition and climate impacts of a future hydrogen economy
Nicola J. Warwick
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
Alex T. Archibald
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
Paul T. Griffiths
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
James Keeble
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
Fiona M. O'Connor
Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QF, UK
John A. Pyle
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
Keith P. Shine
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6ET, UK
Editorial note: the supplement has been replaced on 6 August 2024 due to an incorrect value in Table S1, which has now been corrected.
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A chemistry–climate model has been used to explore the atmospheric response to changes in emissions of hydrogen and other species associated with a shift from fossil fuel to hydrogen use. Leakage of hydrogen results in indirect global warming, offsetting greenhouse gas emission reductions from reduced fossil fuel use. To maximise the benefit of hydrogen as an energy source, hydrogen leakage and emissions of methane, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides should be minimised.
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