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'A complete failure' | Japan's 'fantasy' hydrogen strategy does nothing for decarbonisation: study

National H2 policy has left the country lagging behind other nations in clean hydrogen — a situation described as 'appalling' by a new report

A worker at a hydrogen filling station in Japan shows off the unique dispensing nozzle. There are now 161 hydrogen refuelling stations in the country — about one for every 32 fuel-cell vehicles — all of which are heavily subsidised by the government.
A worker at a hydrogen filling station in Japan shows off the unique dispensing nozzle. There are now 161 hydrogen refuelling stations in the country — about one for every 32 fuel-cell vehicles — all of which are heavily subsidised by the government.Anadolu Agency/Getty
Published 4 October 2022, 12:32Updated 4 October 2022, 13:15
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