Leading Asian companies are now increasingly betting on blue hydrogen and ammonia. However, scientists and experts jointly warn that such technologies are neither environmentally friendly nor have adequate financial reasoning. Compared to renewable energy, they are costlier, riskier and more polluting. As a result, investors should be increasingly wary of how transition bond issuers use their capital.

Blue Hydrogen and Ammonia: The Latest Obsession of Japanese Companies

Market Forces’ latest analysis reveals that companies such as Mitsubishi Corporation, JERA, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Sumitomo Corporation and Mitsui & Co are focusing on blue hydrogen and ammonia. Moreover, they use transition bonds to gather capital from investors and finance those projects. Read More