The Government’s hydrogen strategy and subsequent updates to the market provide a framework with an intention for further consultations rather than early or firm decisions. The Government’s understandable desire to keep its options open pending market and technological developments may not provide the clarity that investors require to proceed. The Government needs to trade the risk of failing to meet Net Zero if decisions on how to reach it are not taken soon enough against the risk of pursuing unproven technologies or solutions that are not cost-effective which would then set the UK back at a later stage. Alongside the series of decision points between now and 2050 required to determine the role of hydrogen in the UK, the Government should, in its response to this Report, set out clear criteria to identify the potential role of hydrogen in each sector.