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Yet that isn't the plan for hydrogen generation from coal. Coal is burnt and the emissions are to be "captured". If you're an advocate for catalytic conversion of brown coal without CO2 emissions, then you should be a fervent critic of the current plan for hydrogen generation through burning coal.

None of the current plans are forever plans, it's very deceptive to discuss them in a permanent solution context, because nearly all the current plans are transitional.

Carbon sequestration is also a transitional plan, nobody with any credibility makes the claim it's forever, including amongst it's critics.

btw., I don't see the same criticisms of solar PV and wind power, it is quite hypocritical, because both use rare earth elements in abundance which are diminishing in availability and come from extremely destructive mining practices, and both are built of dirty manufacturing industries. The "clean solar PV" that is held up as the gold standard only exists in the lab at the moment, it's not related to the panels you currently put on a roof!

Unfortunately, this whole debate is mired in the politics of money, and all sides are equally guilty of slander and deception. The renewable sector is not as green as it paints itself to be, and the fossil fuel sector is not as committed to active reform as it should be, both tell lies to get more of the available subsidies.

And finally, if you are worried about cleaning and greening the planet, do not investigate the battery industry! :o