A national bet on hydrogen power will be central to a new federal energy road map to move away from fossil fuels | CroweDM katinacurtis
A national bet on hydrogen power will be central to a new federal energy road map to move away from fossil fuels, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison promises a plan to achieve net zero carbon emissions.
Mr Morrison refused to commit to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, saying the target was "absolutely achievable" but would be met in the second half of the century."I'm interested in doing the things that make that happen," he told the ABC'sprogram on Sunday. "I believe that can be achieved but what I'm more focused on is the doing.
"The government says that they are going to have a road map, but to a destination that they don't have. Well, a road map without a destination is a road to nowhere," he said. The government will follow the gas plan with a technology road map due within days to offer a path to lower emissions using renewable energy, battery storage, electric vehicles and other developments.
It will also back the alternative, known as "green hydrogen", which is produced when renewable electricity is used to split hydrogen from water, a process free of carbon emissions. Labor's resources spokesman Joel Fitzgibbon has been an enthusiastic supporter of gas development, while Mark Butler, who holds the environment portfolio, is more cautious.
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