Bruno Le Maire, the Minister of the Economy, welcomed the fact that, on the night of Tuesday, May 25, the Eiffel Tower was illuminated for the first time in its history with hydrogen produced from renewable energies .
It is a sufficient symbol, according to him, to justify the investments of France in the production of clean and low carbon hydrogen.
Air Liquide has, for example, decided to invest 8 billion euros by 2035 in clean hydrogen applications to help "decarbonize" its activities.
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But in Paris, the subject is of course controversial.
Jean-Marc Jancovici, president and founder of Carbone 4 and of the Shift project think-tank, which brings together energy transition experts, replied on LinkedIn.
According to him, the illumination of the Eiffel Tower would have produced more carbon dioxide using renewable hydrogen than simply being plugged into the electricity grid!
He takes as proof a demonstration which seems unstoppable.
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