Global Outlook

 Down A provision that could completely alter America's energy system can be found on Page 118 of the ambitious climate law that Congress passed last summer: a tax credit for "clean hydrogen," a potent fuel produced with little to no carbon emissions. It's a provision that could displace many of the unclean fossil fuels in the economy's hardest-to-cleanse sectors, such as heavy industry and aviation. But it also can make things worse, depending on how it is carried out. President Biden 's legacy on climate change hangs in the balance, along with the chance of making a mistake on the issue. The clause relates to how water molecules are split apart by electricity in a process known as electrolysis to produce hydrogen. The industry uses a spectrum of categories to describe hydrogen produced using natural gas, from grey to green, for hydrogen produced with clean electricity, to describe how clean the process is. Almost all of the hydrogen produced in this nation a...