The Hype about Hydrogen, Revised Edition: False Promises and Real Solutions in the Race to Save the Climate

by Joseph J. Romm

For decades, we've been promised that a hydrogen economy is just around the corner: a high-tech Eden in which our cars, homes, and industries would be powered not by fossil fuels but by hydrogen from pollution-free sources. After billions in investment, hydrogen has failed to live up to these overblown promises. Yet it is as hyped as ever, a target of media enthusiasm and hefty investment from government and industry. Is it time to accept that the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1642834025
• ISBN13: 9781642834024
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 224 Pages