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		letsgoyeti on Jan 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Climate change: US emissions in 2020 in biggest fa... I think most hydrogen proponents are pushing for it to replace hydrocarbons for shipping, planes, and seasonal energy storage, not cars. There's not a lot of other great options today if we want to decarbonize those sectors because of the energy density required.

bobthepanda on Jan 23, 2021 [–]

Also add trains to that list, mostly because the cost of stringing wire is constant and below certain traffic levels batteries make more sense.

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