OIES senior research fellow Ralf Dickel argues that Germany is set to miss its 2045 net-zero goal by some decades unless it embraces CCS and blue hydrogen. [Gas in Transition, Volume 2, Issue 7]

Germany will be unable to meet its net zero target by 2045 if it pursues an all-renewables, electric-focused approach to decarbonisation, according to a new research paper published by the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES). What is more, this approach will jeopardise reliable energy supply, the report’s author, senior visiting research fellow Ralf Dickel writes, urging the country to embrace blue hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) as additional tools for reaching its climate goals. “The inclusion of CCS from power plants and blue hydrogen from autothermal reforming is essential for achieving Germany’s decarbonisation goals,” Dickel explains. “It will open a challenging but feasible...

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