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ARTICLE · 18 JANUARY 2021

A Federal Hydrogen Strategy For Canada

The federal government released its Hydrogen Strategy for Canada (the Strategy) in December 2020. It presents a detailed plan of how Canada can access its potential for significant hydrogen...

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The federal government released its Hydrogen Strategy for Canada (the Strategy) in December 2020. It presents a detailed plan of how Canada can access its potential for significant hydrogen production and assist Canada to achieve its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. Hydrogen's ability to decarbonize energy systems is the government's biggest driver for its adoption. The Strategy projects that hydrogen could deliver up to 30% of Canada's end-use energy by 2050, while simultaneously abating greenhouse gas emissions.

Background: hydrogen in Canada

As we previously discussed in our July 2018 article, It's getting easier to be green: Hydrogen technology developments and legal issues, hydrogen-based systems present a significant opportunity for integration into Canada's national energy framework. Canada has several existing strategic advantages in favour of a robust hydrogen production sector. These include a richness in low-carbon feedstocks needed to produce

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