Germany warns Canada that Europe's appetite for natural gas is set to shrink - Berlin’s climate envoy says Germany wants green energy from Canada — particularly hydrogen - eviltoast

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has committed explicitly to sending more Canadian natural gas to Germany and other European countries.

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    I’m pretty sure I’ve seen something about Alberta cracking natural gas to produce “green” hydrogen.

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      The BC Hydrogen Office website talks about both electrolysis and removing hydrogen from natural gas then storing the left over bits underground.

      B.C. has several advantages for producing low-carbon hydrogen. More than 98% of electricity generated in the province is clean or renewable. This means B.C. has a significant opportunity to produce clean hydrogen from electrolysis.

      B.C. is also home to abundant natural gas reserves and significant geological carbon storage capacity. These are necessary for producing low-carbon hydrogen from natural gas. With these attributes, B.C. can supply the growing global demand for low-carbon hydrogen.

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        significant geological carbon storage capacity

        You don’t need to use that storage capacity if you don’t pump fossil carbon to the surface :/