Hydrogen Refuelling Infrastructure: Standardisation
Mobility has been identified as one of Hydrogen’s key use applications.
The transport sector made up 34% of the UK’s CO2 emissions in
2022. Furthermore, the UK’s total emissions are in the 15% most
polluting countries globally so the transition is undeniably significant 1
.
Decarbonising the UK’s transport sector is vital for net zero, both
nationally and internationally.
1 United Kingdom: CO2 Country Profile - Our World in Data
2 2022 UK greenhouse gas emissions: provisional figures - statistical release (publishing.service.gov.uk)
3 Transport decarbonisation plan - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
4 Pathway for zero emission vehicle transition by 2035 becomes law - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
5 Only 4% of zero-emissions vehicles will be powered by hydrogen in 20 years’ time: analyst | Hydrogen news and intelligence (hydrogeninsight.com)
Whilst CO2 emissions for the UK’s transport
sector are seeing an overall decline2
, the pace needs to increase significantly. According to the UK Government, transport emissions need to fall by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels
. This means that 80% of new cars and 70% of new vans sold in Great Britain will have to be zero emission by 2030, increasing to 100% by 2035.
In January 2024, the UK Government enacted this zero-emissions vehicle pathway as law4
.
