In recent years, hydrogen has emerged as a promising source of clean energy. Hydrogen, however, is only as green as the energy source used to produce it. Truly carbon-free hydrogen can only be made with renewable electricity, and right now genuinely green hydrogen makes up only a small fraction of overall hydrogen production. So, is hydrogen really the solution to our environmental problems? In this conversation the panel explored whether hydrogen really is the freedom fuel that will propel us to net zero. Chaired by Kamal Ahmed, the panel featured Hydrogen Director of ScottishPower Barry Carruthers, the Guardian’s Environment Correspondent Fiona Harvey, and Professor Nigel Brandon, Chair in Sustainable Development at Imperial College London. This event, in partnership with Iberdrola, was recorded on March 29 2022, and was produced by Feyi Adegbite with editing by Mark Roberts. — We’d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be about. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com. At Intelligence Squared we’ve got our own online streaming platform, Intelligence Squared+ and we’d love you to give it a go. It’s packed with more than 20 years’ worth of video debates and conversations on the world’s most important topics as well as exclusive podcast content. Tune in to live events, ask your questions or watch on-demand, totally ad-free with hours of discussion to dive into. Visit intelligencesquaredplus.com to start watching today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
