{"id":25089,"date":"2023-10-30T11:49:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T06:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/?p=25039"},"modified":"2023-11-01T07:56:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T07:56:16","slug":"could-indias-green-hydrogen-increase-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/2023\/10\/30\/could-indias-green-hydrogen-increase-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"Could India&#039;s Green Hydrogen Increase\u00a0Pollution?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-sourcepos=\"1:1-1:80\"><span class=\"animating\">India is targeting to produce <strong><em>5 million metric tonnes of Green Hydrogen by 2030<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> This is a laudable goal,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> as green hydrogen is a clean fuel that has the potential to decarbonize many industries.<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> However,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> a recent study by Climate Risk Horizons (CRH) has warned that India&#8217;s green hydrogen production could worsen pollution if steps are not taken to curb fossil fuel emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:55\"><strong class=\"animating\">How can Green Hydrogen production worsen Pollution?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:417\"><span class=\"animating\"><strong>Green Hydrogen<\/strong> is produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity from renewable energy sources.<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> However,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> if the electricity used to produce green hydrogen comes from <em><strong>fossil fuel-powered power plants<\/strong><\/em>,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> then it will increase carbon emissions.<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> Additionally,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> the production of green hydrogen can also lead to <em>water pollution<\/em>,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> if the wastewater from the electrolysis process is not properly treated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:417\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Green-Hydrogen1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Green-Hydrogen1-300x190.png\" alt=\"Green Hydrogen\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:80\"><strong class=\"animating\">What are the risks of India&#8217;s Green Hydrogen production worsening pollution?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:306\"><span class=\"animating\">India is a heavily coal-dependent country,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> with coal accounting for over 70% of its electricity generation.<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> If India&#8217;s green hydrogen production is powered by coal-fired power plants,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> then it will increase carbon emissions and worsen air pollution.<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> Additionally,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> India is already facing a water crisis,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> and the increased water consumption for green hydrogen production could further exacerbate the water crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:91\"><strong class=\"animating\">What Steps Can Be Taken<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:91\"><span class=\"animating\">There are a number of things that India can do to prevent its green hydrogen production from worsening pollution.<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> These include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-sourcepos=\"17:1-20:0\">\n<li class=\"animating\" data-sourcepos=\"17:1-17:146\"><strong class=\"animating\">Ensuring that green hydrogen is powered by 100% renewable energy.<\/strong><span class=\"animating\">\u00a0This will require India to rapidly increase its renewable energy capacity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"animating\" data-sourcepos=\"18:1-18:127\"><strong class=\"animating\">Developing and implementing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2011\/07\/05\/water-treatment-in-india-list-of-companies-in-wastewater-treatment-and-reverse-osmosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>efficient water treatment technologies<\/em><\/a> to treat the wastewater from the electrolysis process.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"animating\" data-sourcepos=\"19:1-20:0\"><strong class=\"animating\">Siting green hydrogen production facilities in areas with abundant water resources and access to renewable energy.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-sourcepos=\"21:1-21:370\"><span class=\"animating\">The Indian government has already taken some steps to promote the production of green hydrogen.<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> For example,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> the government has launched the National Green Hydrogen Mission,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> which aims to make India a global leader in green hydrogen production.<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> However,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> more needs to be done to ensure that India&#8217;s green hydrogen production is sustainable and does not worsen pollution.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-sourcepos=\"23:1-23:13\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-sourcepos=\"25:1-25:315\"><span class=\"animating\">India&#8217;s green hydrogen production has the potential to decarbonize many industries and help the country achieve its climate goals.<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> However,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> it is important to ensure that green hydrogen is produced in a sustainable way.<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> The Indian government and the private sector need to work together to develop and implement the necessary policies and technologies to ensure that India&#8217;s green hydrogen production does not worsen pollution.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India is targeting to produce 5 million metric tonnes of Green Hydrogen by 2030. This is a laudable goal, as green hydrogen is a clean fuel<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,25,28],"tags":[6234,6235,2307,6236,6237,6238,6239,5815],"class_list":["post-25089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climate-change","category-fossil-fuels","category-greeninvest","tag-could-indias-green-hydrogen-increase-pollution","tag-efficient-water-treatment-technologies","tag-green-hydrogen","tag-green-hydrogen-can-increase-air-pollution","tag-green-hydrogen-can-increase-water-pollution","tag-indias-green-hydrogen-production","tag-waste-water-treatment","tag-water-pollution"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25089"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25098,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25089\/revisions\/25098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}