UPDATE: Take care to avoid "unnecessary" cost in electrifying economy - Vivid

UPDATE: Take care to avoid "unnecessary" cost in electrifying economy - Vivid
Gavin Evans
(Adds comment from First Gas, detail of Vivid scenarios, from 9th paragraph.) By Gavin Evans Dec. 10 (BusinessDesk) - Relying on electrification of heavy industry and transport to meet the country’s emission-reduction goals would risk “unnecessary” cost and may close out hydrogen export options longer term, Vivid Economics says. Expanding renewable electricity generation and using that power in light transport and industry, and using large-scale afforestation to offset emissions from more challenging sectors, appears a “sensible strate...