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The hydrogen debate – lobbying for power 
In the climate crisis, the only thing that will control profit-driven fossil-fuel burning is international legislation to drive the replacement of infrastructure, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and JOEL HELLEWELL
NOT ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD: (left) The Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R), a 10MW class hydrogen production unit, inaugurated in March 2020, is one of the world’s largest facility for producing hydrogen; (right) House destroyed by gas explosion at Wrentham, Suffolk

CLIMATE change legislation will eventually trigger a huge change in power production and distribution. Dramatic engineering projects are already underway which could shape the future of energy use. 

Skyrocketing electricity prices in Britain are a big driver of the cost-of-living crisis. In Europe only people in Ireland and Germany pay more for their electricity. 

Despite being so high, these are the prices even when they are capped by Ofgem. Although the price of energy is affecting people across Europe, Britain has its own particular problems. 

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