When we talk about climate change, we do it with the future of our children and grandchildren in mind. Is this why we tend to believe in fairy tales when it comes to solutions?
Looking at how enthusiastically European policymakers have embraced hydrogen as a new, clean energy source, one has to wonder. In fact – don’t tell the kids – the trend for hydrogen is the result of a highly successful campaign by the gas industry, as a new report by our campaign group, Corporate Europe Observatory, together with Food and Water Action Europe and Re:Common, reveals.
The publication in July of the EU’s new Hydrogen Strategy was hailed as “a new dawn for gas in Europe” by James Watson, secretary-general of Eurogas, the gas industry’s main lobbying organisation. “This is going to be a step change for the gas sector and one which we are embracing and leading,” he said.
