Japan to Establish Hydrogen Society under PM Abe's Initiative

ARIRANG 10/22/18- The Point- World Affairs interviews Hirosha Uchida and Yoo Yeon-Chul about advancements in hydrogen technology and renewable energy

Japan Takes Action to Preserve Our Earth

Creating a “Hydrogen Society” to Protect the Global Environment

The 2015 Paris Agreement was a historical pact in terms of promoting the creation of a carbon-neutral society. Efforts had been underway to lower carbon output, but this agreement set a goal of reaching net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases in the second half of the current century, thus achieving a carbon-neutral world.

Tokyo Institute of Technology Professor Takao Kashiwagi declares that use of hydrogen is the key to a carbon-neutral world. “Hydrogen energy emits no carbon dioxide when used. The hydrogen that serves as the energy source is currently produced mainly by reforming fossil fuels like natural gas, and this process results in the emission of carbon dioxide. But in the future it will become possible to greatly reduce the volume of these emissions by combining the process with technologies such as underground storage of carbon dioxide and the growing of tiny algae to produce biofuel. And in the future it will become a zero-emission energy source when produced using solar and other types of renewable energy.”

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