West country could lead way in achieving net zero by 2050
The West country aims to "lead the way" in developing hydrogen technology, to help achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Bristol MP Chris Skidmore said he hoped investment in green technology will reach the region. "If we do not take action now, that investment will go elsewhere," he said. At the event Hydrogen Gateway, businesses and governments came together to "fight climate change and create new jobs". The event held in Newport also displayed new net-zero technology. One of the technologies showcased was a fully electric car which produces electricity as it drives by using hydrogen and air. Andy Reynolds, head of hydrogen storage and distribution at Airbus, told BBC West: "We believe we can actually put a hydrogen aircraft in service in 2035. "We have got a lot of people working on that now." Katherine Bennett, chair at Western Gateway, where the event was held, added: "If we get this right, we could create 40,000 new jobs in green energy." Mr Skidmore has created a report to the government which said Net Zero isn't just environmentally right, but economically vital. "If we do not take action now as the UK, the investment I calculated in my report to be at up to 1trillion by 2050, will simply go elsewhere, to the US or Germany. "I want that investment to come here." Follow BBC West on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram . Send your story ideas to: bristol@bbc.co.uk SUVs spray-painted with climate change protests Mayor flies 9,200 miles for TED talk on climate Western Gateway Bristol pair who handled stolen Mercedes are sentenced Bristol Post death and funeral notices this week as loved ones pay tribute Animal rights activists stage protest at Bristol chicken wing festival Council looking into plans for new bridge across New Cut Item found 'on fire and smouldering' at steps of local lifeboat station Man gets hospitalised after stumbling on a small hole dug into Weston beach Morocco rescuers dig with bare hands as foreign aid sent US denies Cold War with China in historic Vietnam visit How Russia and West agreed on Ukraine G20 language How Russia and West agreed on Ukraine G20 language US denies Cold War with China in historic Vietnam visit 'Everyone in this village is either dead or missing' A Serbian scientist's long quest to name Srebrenica's dead How chronic pain feels for me. Video How chronic pain feels for me Guyana scrambles to make the most of oil wealth The spongy creatures cleaning Zanzibar's oceans. Video The spongy creatures cleaning Zanzibar's oceans Inside a 'hijacked' South African building. Video Inside a 'hijacked' South African building The rise and fall of a parenting influencer Florida's first hurricane-proof town The greatest spy novel ever written? Why is everyone crazy about Aperol? 2023 BBC.