Hydrogen: Carbon Emissions
Commons · Question 9291 · Tabled 11 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of required pace of hydrogen network rollout to aid industrial decarbonisation in order to (a) meet the UK’s decarbonisation targets and (b) avoid a potential adve
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 19 Jun 2026
We recognise that hydrogen will play an important but focused role in decarbonising hard‑to‑electrify industrial sectors, particularly within industrial clusters where shared transport and storage infrastructure can be developed efficiently. We have confi...