The Australian Workers’ Union has mounted a campaign to head off the blacklisting of fossil fuel-based hydrogen amid concern that the renewables-only insistence of billionaire Andrew Forrest will cost investment and jobs, and cause Australia to miss out on a huge export opportunity.
The resolution puts the AWU in stark conflict with Dr Forrest’s highly vocal campaigning on hydrogen, where he has told governments and high-level business forums that only “green” or renewables-based hydrogen must be acceptable.and Woodside Energy that are looking to progress “blue” hydrogen based on gas with carbon capture and storage to reduce emissions.
A spokeswoman for Fortescue Future Industries, the clean energy part of the mining group, noted that green energy and green hydrogen would create thousands of jobs and significant economic growth. The facts are that green energy will not only help to solve the climate crisis, it will create very significant job and economic growth opportunities for Australia – all while helping to lower power prices over time as we reduce our reliance on expensive fossil fuels,” she said.
hydrogen from METHANE would doubly costly First the fracking cost then piping to H2 plant needs lots of power& processing Doubling up We can get hydrogen from cheap WATER Unions r eying the money
Who needs the Liberal Party when you have the AWU.
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