PODCAST: China eyes boosting low carbon hydrogen to cut emissions

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–In a bid to achieve its ambitious emissions targets, China is ramping up efforts to boost low-carbon hydrogen production through regulatory reforms.

While hydrogen production and demand in China have steadily increased in recent years, renewable hydrogen – a crucial element in decarbonizing hard-to-abate industries – still makes up less than 2% of the country’s total hydrogen output.

China has committed to peaking carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060.

ICIS Asia deputy news editor Nurluqman Suratman and ICIS analyst Yu Yunfeng delve into the latest developments in China’s hydrogen industry on this podcast.

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