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Carbon offsets alone won’t make flying climate-friendly

Grist

It’s packed with energy; per unit of weight, at least 60 times as much as the lithium-ion batteries used to propel electric cars. In the presence of the sun’s rays, nitrogen molecules set of a chain of reactions that produce ozone and destroy free-floating atmospheric methane. It’s also terrible for the climate. Others warm it.

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Hydrogen fuel cells good or bad for the environment?

AGreenLiving

Hydrogen is also present in compounds like methane and coal. produces annually comes from methane via steam reforming. However, a fuel cell is much different than the giant lithium-ion battery you find in electric cars. This gas could be a potent source of clean energy , and, according to the U.S.