Don’t fall for the hydrogen energy hype!

Friends of the Earth International argues that hydrogen energy is a 'false solution' promoted by the fossil fuel industry to maintain business as usual and distract from the urgent emission cuts required to address the climate crisis.

• Friends of the Earth International asserts that all forms of hydrogen energy—regardless of the 'color' label—are expensive, inefficient, and serve as a distraction from necessary deep emission cuts to combat the climate crisis.
• The document claims that the promotion of hydrogen is driven by the fossil fuel industry, particularly the fossil gas industry, to sustain its operations despite the documented negative impacts of gas extraction in places like Colombia and Mozambique.
• The organization states that solving the climate crisis requires deep systemic change and the dismantling of the neocolonial, patriarchal, and neoliberal capitalist systems that caused the crisis.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). Don’t fall for the hydrogen energy hype! https://www.foei.org/publication/hydrogen-energy-position/

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. Don’t fall for the hydrogen energy hype! n.d. https://www.foei.org/publication/hydrogen-energy-position/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Friends of the Earth International |title=Don’t fall for the hydrogen energy hype! |url=https://www.foei.org/publication/hydrogen-energy-position/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{friendsoftheearthinternationalnddont, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{Don’t fall for the hydrogen energy hype!}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/publication/hydrogen-energy-position/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }