Department of Agricultural Economics: Undergraduate Research
Op-Eds from ENSC230 Energy and the Environment: Economics and Policies
Date of this Version
Fall 2021
Document Type
Editorial
Citation
Op-ed from ENSC230, Energy and the Environment: Economics and Policies, fall 2021
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Abstract
The excitement about hydrogen as a fuel and energy source is similar to buying an electric vehicle (EV) thinking it will reduce your personal CO2 emissions. On the surface, it seems great! No greenhouse gas emissions while driving is certainly better than the greenhouse gasses released from a normal combustion engine car, but when you consider other effects, it’s no longer as great. What if the grid that you plug your EV into is powered primarily by coal? What about the environmental and human rights impacts of mining the materials to make the batteries? What about the lack of a battery recycling program in the United States?
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Comments
Copyright 2021, Ryan Martz. Used by permission