The blog, jointly authored by policy experts from Clean Air Task Force and Environmental Defense Fund, highlights the collaborative effort to maximize the climate benefits of clean hydrogen deployment in the United States. The focus is on the 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit and its significant role in shaping the future of the hydrogen industry and its impact on climate progress. The tax credit offers incentives for producing clean hydrogen that falls below a certain greenhouse gas intensity threshold. Clean Air Task Force and Environmental Defense Fund strongly support the purpose of 45V, aiming to drive truly clean hydrogen production. The specific focus of the organizations is on accurately accounting for methane emissions from oil and gas operations, as methane's high warming potential can erode the climate benefits of clean hydrogen. The blog emphasizes the need for more detailed methane estimates to encourage reductions in leak rates and prevent misleading emissions reporting. It highlights the limitations of using a single national average for methane emissions, as it may not accurately reflect the true emissions of hydrogen producers across different geographies and operational practices. The advocates stress the importance of aligning the 45V guidance with the goal of driving investments in low-emissions projects and ensuring that the tax credit effectively reduces the overall greenhouse gas intensity of hydrogen production. The principles proposed by CATF and EDF regarding methane accounting for 45V hydrogen eligibility aim to incentivize investments in methane emission reductions and discourage cherry-picking of emissions data. The blog concludes by noting the importance of complementary efforts to reduce methane emissions uniformly across companies in the face of projections that the hydrogen industry will represent a small share of the overall demand for methane. Overall, the article emphasizes the positive impact that accurate methane accounting under the 45V tax credit can have on advancing clean hydrogen production and combating climate change effectively.