Social Pack: PSR’s Hydrogen Pipedream report
PSR = Physicians for Social Responsibilty
Source of all: https://www.psr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hydrogen-pipe-dreams.pdf

BREAKING:
New @PSRenvironment report details health, safety, & climate risks of blending hydrogen with methane to power our stoves & furnaces

A new report from @PSRenvironment finds that blending fossil hydrogen with methane will worsen climate change and its associated health emergency. There is no time for false solutions.

Hydrogen in buildings? A new report from @PSRenvironment finds hydrogen blending in homes:
False climate solution
Increases explosion risks
‍Maintains air pollution levels, disproportionately burdens vulnerable communities
Emits health-harming NOx pollution

“Hydrogen blending will increase, not decrease, our reliance on fossil fuels, and that will perpetuate existing health inequities.” @BarbGottliebPSR MUST READ: @PSRenvironment report on climate/health/safety concerns of a hydrogen-methane blend in our homes

“Piping fossil fuel-derived hydrogen into homes would increase greenhouse gas emissions and health risks, while delaying the transition to homes that run on renewable electricity” @ABKraz
Read more about hydrogen "pipe dream" in @PSRenvironment report on hydrogen blending in homes

“We need to end our reliance on methane, not perpetuate it. Adding hydrogen is not only dangerous; it also distracts us from cost-effective solutions like all-electric homes” @BarbGottliebPSR
NEW @PSRenvironment report on hydrogen blending in homes

New @PSRenvironment report explores climate, health, safety impacts of blending hydrogen with methane into our gas system
“Blending hydrogen with methane to use in homes would contribute to climate change and worsen the climate emergency,” @BarbGottliebPSR

99% of Hydrogen in the US is produced using coal & methane, emitting greenhouse gases & health-harming air pollution.
BOTTOM LINE: Blended fossil hydrogen for home cooking/heating = FALSE climate solution + dangerous for health/safety
Read the @PSRenvironment report

We already know methane gas stoves emit NO2 that harms the developing lungs of kids. So do you want a hydrogen-methane gas stove that still emits NOx and is also MORE explosive??
Me neither.
Read more in new @PSRenvironment report

The answer to the climate crisis is not fossil hydrogen in our homes. It’s dangerous for the planet and our families. Read more in new @PSRenvironment report

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that the US must cut by 30% by 2030. We can’t solve our climate crisis by replacing methane gas used to heat buildings with hydrogen made from methane. Read more in new @PSRenvironment report

We already have a climate solution for homes: efficient electric appliances running on renewable energy.
So why do gas companies suggest blending explosive & polluting fossil-fuel derived hydrogen into gas system?
Deep dive w/new @PSRenvironment report

Blending GREEN hydrogen with methane gas is like using a plastic knife to cut a steak. It doesn’t work well and it takes too much energy. Learn more about the health and safety impacts of hydrogen for heating homes. @PSRenvironment @gb_PSR report

Blending fossil hydrogen & methane to fuel our stoves & furnaces inside our home:
Still releases health-harming NOx into our indoor and outdoor air, if not MORE NOx
Emits greenhouse gases
Increases the risk of explosions
Read the @PSRenvironment report

Barbara Gottlieb
Director of Environment & Health
Physicians for Social Responsibility
1111 14th Street NW, suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
301-806-6826