The Hydrogen Council says using the fuel could contribute to 20 per cent of CO2 emission reduction targets for 2050
Car manufacturers have claimed that hydrogen could power between 10 to 15 million cars by 2030.
The Hydrogen Council, a group of companies that includes car makers Toyota, Hyundai and BMW, made the claim in at United Nations’ COP 23 climate conference
If this vision is to be realised, it expects one in 12 cars in California, Germany, Japan and South Korea to be hydrogen-fuelled by 2030 — with the rest of the world then following suit.
Further growth of hydrogen vehicle numbers beyond 2030 is anticipated, with more than 400 million cars, 15 to 20 million trucks and around five million buses expected to be using the alternative fuel by 2050.
It also expects hydrogen to contribute 20 per cent of emission reduction targets by 2050 as well, equalling a six gigaton decrease of CO2.