Decarbonizing Ammonia and Nitrogen Fertilizers with Clean Hydrogen

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 661.5 Ammonium salts
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, DC: World Bank, 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 309310
• Chủ đề: 1. CLIMATE ACTION; 2. FERTILIZER MARKET; 3. FOOD SECURITY; 4. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; 5. ZERO HUNGER

Tóm tắt

Synthetic fertilizers are essential to sustaining the world's population, but their production is responsible for 1.8-2.4 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Clean hydrogen holds growing potential (amid falling costs) to decarbonize fertilizer production. Hydrogen produces synthetic ammonia, a building block of most fertilizers. With the fertilizer market as a reliable off-taker, this shift could support the overall expansion of clean hydrogen, even as it boosts global food security. However, this transition may require adjustments, including changes in fertilizer types and modifications to existing subsidy schemes.