White House Announces, $7 Billion Push to Replace , Fossil Fuels With Hydrogen.<br />White House Announces, $7 Billion Push to Replace , Fossil Fuels With Hydrogen.<br />'Time' reports that the Biden administration has selected <br />clean-energy projects based in seven states to participate <br />in a $7 billion program focused on hydrogen fuel.<br />Boosting development and production of <br />hydrogen fuel technologies plays a key role in <br />the president's agenda to combat climate change.<br />Boosting development and production of <br />hydrogen fuel technologies plays a key role in <br />the president's agenda to combat climate change.<br />'Time' reports that the administration aims <br />to establish seven regional hydrogen hubs <br />meant to replace fossil fuels like coal and oil. .<br />'Time' reports that the administration aims <br />to establish seven regional hydrogen hubs <br />meant to replace fossil fuels like coal and oil. .<br />Hydrogen offers a potential cleaner-burning <br />energy source that could be used to power vehicles, <br />aid manufacturing and generate electricity.<br />Hydrogen offers a potential cleaner-burning <br />energy source that could be used to power vehicles, <br />aid manufacturing and generate electricity.<br />According to the Biden administration, hydrogen is , "essential to achieving the president’s <br />vision of a strong clean energy economy.".<br />The technology also plays a critical role <br />in achieving the nation's net-zero <br />greenhouse emissions goal by 2050.<br />The technology also plays a critical role <br />in achieving the nation's net-zero <br />greenhouse emissions goal by 2050.<br />As a clean fuel, hydrogen complements the <br />role played by other clean energy sources, <br />like wind and solar, to help the U.S. reduce <br />emissions in energy-intensive sectors of <br />the economy: steel and cement production, <br />heavy-duty transportation and shipping, White House statement, via 'Time'.<br />As a clean fuel, hydrogen complements the <br />role played by other clean energy sources, <br />like wind and solar, to help the U.S. reduce <br />emissions in energy-intensive sectors of <br />the economy: steel and cement production, <br />heavy-duty transportation and shipping, White House statement, via 'Time'.<br />According to the White House, the initiative will <br />spur over $40 billion in private investment <br />and generate tens of thousands of jobs. .<br />However, environmental groups argue that hydrogen <br />power has a larger carbon footprint due to the amount <br />of natural gas or coal needed to fuel the process.<br />However, environmental groups argue that hydrogen <br />power has a larger carbon footprint due to the amount <br />of natural gas or coal needed to fuel the process.<br />Hydrogen is another bait-and-switch <br />from an administration that continues <br />to break its promises to aggressively <br />tackle climate change and help <br />communities achieve a just, equitable <br />transition to renewable energy, Silas Grant, campaigner with the environmental <br />group Center for Biological Diversity, via 'Time'
