Going green: India to focus on hydrogen to meet zero-emissions target

Options include generating hydrogen from coal, biogas, and through electrolysis

India plans to use hydrogen in a big way, including extracting it from coal, as part of a bouquet of measures towards achieving a net zero carbon emissions target. With China and 65 other countries having announced such a target already, the government is working on a feasible roadmap to make similar commitments.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had indicated as much at the Climate Ambition Summit on Friday. “We must not only revise our ambitions, but also review our achievements against targets already set… India will not only meet its own targets, but will also exceed your expectations,” he said.