Hydrogen and the sustainable development goals: Synergies and trade-offs

Flavio Pinheiro Martins, Sofía De-León Almaraz, Amilton Barbosa Botelho Junior, Catherine Azzaro-Pantel and Priti Parikh

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024, vol. 204, issue C

Abstract: Sustainable Development Goal 7 highlights the importance of affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy. Transition to clean energy is vital for achieving climate action goals. Hydrogen can serve as a clean energy carrier, with the potential to decarbonize industry, transportation, and other sectors. As of 2021, hydrogen was mainly produced using fossil fuels (grey hydrogen), and only about 1 % of global hydrogen output was produced with renewable energy (green hydrogen). The transition to green hydrogen requires new hydrogen production, storage, and distribution facilities which is challenging to implement due to a lack of associated infrastructure and high upfront costs. This study highlighted barriers and opportunities for hydrogen technologies by reviewing evidence and establishing links with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The review identified fifty-two opportunities and forty-six challenges linked to SDGs1, 2, 4.6, 7, 9, 11, 12 and 13. Out of all the hydrogen production technologies green hydrogen was the most common choice noted in the. Technical opportunities for green hydrogen production were found to have the potential to positively impact society and environment, but high costs were noted to be a barrier. To reduce economic barriers, recommendations include analysing the impact of subsidies and working further on the development of policies and regulations to support the scaling-up of green hydrogen systems.

Keywords: Hydrogen; Energy transition; Sustainable energy; Energy poverty; SDG (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2024.114796

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