Corporate Europe Observatory<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BlueHydrogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueHydrogen</span></a> is fossil-based, with CO2 captured w/ <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCS</span></a> </p><p>Research shows that <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/blueH2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blueH2</span></a> total ghg footprint can be 20% or even 50% worse 4 the planet than burning gas directly.</p><p>Fossil fuel lobbyists have for years lobbied to label <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/blueH2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blueH2</span></a> as low carbon or clean.</p><p> 🪄 Emissions accounting tricks by <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Basf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Basf</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ArcelorMittal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArcelorMittal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Yara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yara</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/E" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>E</span></a>.ON &amp; other Oil&amp;Gas + <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EnergyIntensive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyIntensive</span></a> polluters</p><p> 🎩 by simply removing from emission calculations what makes it so damaging for the climate (methane leakage)</p>