Following a 2023 study, clean hydrogen production has to increase from less than one exajoules per year to 63 exajoules to achieve the 1.5 degrees Celsius target by 2050. The study also indicates that in 2050, the clean hydrogen share in industry needs to reach 24 percent.
Status quo of hydrogen industry and needed growth for reaching 1.5°C target in 2020 and 2050
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IRENA. (July 1, 2023). Status quo of hydrogen industry and needed growth for reaching 1.5°C target in 2020 and 2050 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309408/status-quo-of-hydrogen-industry-and-needed-growth-to-achieve-15-c-target/
IRENA. "Status quo of hydrogen industry and needed growth for reaching 1.5°C target in 2020 and 2050." Chart. July 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309408/status-quo-of-hydrogen-industry-and-needed-growth-to-achieve-15-c-target/
IRENA. (2023). Status quo of hydrogen industry and needed growth for reaching 1.5°C target in 2020 and 2050. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309408/status-quo-of-hydrogen-industry-and-needed-growth-to-achieve-15-c-target/
IRENA. "Status Quo of Hydrogen Industry and Needed Growth for Reaching 1.5°c Target in 2020 and 2050." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309408/status-quo-of-hydrogen-industry-and-needed-growth-to-achieve-15-c-target/
IRENA, Status quo of hydrogen industry and needed growth for reaching 1.5°C target in 2020 and 2050 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309408/status-quo-of-hydrogen-industry-and-needed-growth-to-achieve-15-c-target/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Status quo of hydrogen industry and needed growth for reaching 1.5°C target in 2020 and 2050 [Graph], IRENA, July 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309408/status-quo-of-hydrogen-industry-and-needed-growth-to-achieve-15-c-target/