We need to deal with the climate effects of global capitalism the way we deal with inflation – by applying the brakes

We need to deal with the climate effects of global capitalism the way we deal with inflation – by applying the brakes

'It's the right thing to do', NJ Ayuk, executive chairman of the African Energy Chamber, tells Upstream

Europe's betting big on hydrogen – despite a lot of drawbacks. Is the continent's hydrogen strategy overblown? And if so…why? #planeta #hydrogen #europeanunion We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. Follow Planet A on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=en Credits:   Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge, Kiyo Dörrer Factcheck: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon Special thanks to: Belén Balanyá, Thierry Bros and Robert Rozansky for insightful background interviews. Read more:  Hydrogen infrastructure buildout: https://globalenergymonitor.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GEM_Europe_Gas_Tracker_2024.pdf Clean Hydrogen Monitor 2023: https://hydrogeneurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Clean_Hydrogen_Monitor_11-2023_DIGITAL.pdf EU hydrogen strategy (2020): https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52020DC0301 Hydrogen lobby: https://corporateeurope.org/en/dirty-truth-about-EU-hydrogen-push#:~:text=Together%2C%20the%20top%2025%20hydrogen,lobby%20register%27s%20top%20100%20spenders Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:56 EU's hydrogen plans 03:16 Reality check 04:25 It isn't the best solution 06:19 It isn't so easy 08:40 It isn't available (yet) 10:30 Lobbying galore 12:33 Conclusion

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