Hydrogen Fuel in Transport 2020-12-03
2020-12-03
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Q1
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The question stems from the need to reduce carbon emissions in transportation.
What steps his Department is taking to promote the use of hydrogen fuel in transport. This includes initiatives like £20 million for freight trials and £3 million for the Tees Valley hydrogen transport hub.
The Prime Minister's 10-point plan included ambitious new policies and investment in hydrogen, including £20 million for freight trials to pioneer hydrogen and other zero-emission lorries, and £3 million for the groundbreaking Tees Valley hydrogen transport hub.
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Q2
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Concerns about the environmental impact of current bus standards and a desire for direct transition to cleaner technologies.
Will my hon. Friend look at ways, perhaps working with the Treasury, to achieve an economy of scale that allows us to cut out Euro 6 and move directly from diesel buses to hydrogen-powered buses?
When we leave the transition period, EU vehicle emissions regulators will become part of our retained law in the UK and that does mean that only new vehicles meeting the latest standards can be placed on the market for cars, vans, buses and trucks. This is the Euro 6 standard, but I can reassure my right hon. Friend that this Government are committed to hydrogen production. The Prime Minister set out that we are going to be producing 5 gigawatts of low-carbon hydrogen by 2030, creating 8,000 jobs.
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Ways to directly transition from Euro 6 diesel buses to hydrogen-powered buses without economic incentives or specific collaboration with the Treasury.
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