The answer is most
likely NO for the following reasons.
It has been
established that man-made GHG emissions mainly by CO2 is causing the globe to
warm by a phenomenon known as “Greenhouse gas effect” triggering change in
climate. Therefore, many are suggesting Hydrogen as an alternative clean fuel
to reduce or eliminate CO2 emission. But replacing Carbon with Hydrogen we will
only substitute Oxides of Carbon (CO2) with Oxides of Hydrogen (H2O). But water
vapor too is a potent greenhouse gas GHG and it may enhance the warming of the
globe by a phenomenon known as Feedback effect as explained by NASA and
American chemical society (ACS) by the following references:
Moreover,
Renewable Hydrogen is still very expensive compared to Hydrogen derived from
fossil fuel such as coal and gas even though cost of renewable energy has
reduced substantially in recent past. By injecting valuable renewable Hydrogen
into existing pipeline carrying natural gas one will generate additional issues
because of varying physical and chemical properties of Hydrogen and its
flammability and explosive nature compared to natural gas. Hydrogen is an
unstable atom and readily forms a bond with Oxygen and Carbon and that is why Nature
does not produce free Hydrogen. It requires a Carbon backbone. Only an emission
free power generation technology can solve the problem of global warming. It is
only possible by recycling Carbon (Carbon recycling technology) with the help
of renewable Hydrogen and to achieve a circular economy. There is no shortcut.
