Inside the fight to shape clean hydrogen

Published: June 20, 2023, 9 a.m.

Clean energy advocates and green groups are fighting over how the Treasury Department should implement the Inflation Reduction Act\u2019s clean hydrogen tax credit, which offers billions of dollars in federal incentives to companies that produce hydrogen in a climate-conscious way. The Biden administration believes investing in the nascent clean hydrogen industry could be a political and climate win, but their bet depends on how the tax credit is shaped. POLITICO\u2019s Kelsey Tamborrino breaks down the debate over the credit and why clean hydrogen is so important to the Biden administration.\n\nKelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy.\nJosh Siegel is a congressional energy reporter for POLITICO. \nNirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.\nAnnie Rees is a senior audio producer-host at POLITICO. \n\nFor more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch\n\nAnd for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy