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Sixth Report - Hydrogen and carbon capture in Scotland
Scottish Affairs Committee
HC 83
Published 10 March 2023
Recommendations
3
Accepted in Part
Para 27
The UK and Scottish Governments arrived at their respective 10GW and 5GW by 2030 low...
Recommendation
The UK and Scottish Governments arrived at their respective 10GW and 5GW by 2030 low carbon hydrogen production targets independently of each other, and we are unclear how the two targets align and whether either is achievable. Clarity on this …
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Government Response Summary
The government states that delivering up to 10GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030 is a stretching but deliverable ambition and that they will be developing a hydrogen production delivery roadmap to show how hydrogen production can be scaled up over the coming decade, to be published by the end of the year; however, they stopped short of agreeing to formally align targets or timelines with the Scottish Government.
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4
Accepted in Part
Para 28
We conclude that both the UK and Scottish Governments’ hydrogen strategies require interim targets to...
Recommendation
We conclude that both the UK and Scottish Governments’ hydrogen strategies require interim targets to ensure that hydrogen production and net zero commitments are met. We recommend that both UK and Scottish Governments set such interim targets for hydrogen production, …
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Government Response Summary
The government states it is delivering policies to support deployment of new low carbon hydrogen production and will develop a hydrogen production delivery roadmap to show how hydrogen production can be scaled up, but does not specifically commit to setting interim targets or a timeline of key decisions for projects.
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