Policy

Fossil-gas interests funded and made changes to 'independent' peer-reviewed study recommending hydrogen for heating

University of Massachusetts academics had claimed no conflict of interest, but the Boston Globe found that lobbyists had written some of the paper's recommendations, which were aimed at state policymakers

A Vaillant hydrogen boiler being installed at the Northern Gas Network-led H21 South Bank project in northeast England.
A Vaillant hydrogen boiler being installed at the Northern Gas Network-led H21 South Bank project in northeast England.Photo: Vaillant
Published 18 November 2022, 14:10Updated 18 November 2022, 14:10
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