Production & Innovation

Hydrogen & low-carbon fuels

Low-carbon hydrogen, ammonia, synthetic fuels and advanced biofuels are scaling slowly for uses electricity cannot serve, with cost, feedstock and infrastructure deciding which nations can supply heavy industry and long-distance transport.

Attention Share over time

GINC's attention score, worldwide and in each region: 100 is this trend's own three-year average in each place, as an 8-week average.

Regional Attention

By region

This trend’s share of all the attention the 250 trends draw in each region, and its rank there.

0.25%

107

0.24%

106

0.19%

82

0.18%

97

0.17%

151

0.16%

101

0.16%

107

0.16%

159

0.10%

129

0.07%

187

0.01%

187

By country

This trend’s share of all the attention the 250 trends draw in each country, and its rank there: the 12 highest of 49.

0.48%

58

0.48%

35

0.35%

77

0.34%

51

0.28%

53

0.26%

97

0.25%

39

0.25%

102

0.23%

110

0.21%

119

0.21%

74

0.20%

135

The ten trends most like this one: each one's share of attention over the period chosen, largest first, and over three years.

Scenario Relevance

A trend is relevant to a GINC Scenario where it changes how likely the scenario is, how hard it lands, or is itself sharply changed by it. Each trend is graded against every scenario on a seven-point scale from Nil to Critical.

Downside scenarios

ScenarioRelevance
S03
A regional war closes a globally important sea route
Geopolitical and security
Low
S06
Two breadbasket failures trigger a food availability crisis
Energy, climate and resources
Low
S01
Critical trade divides into rival blocs
Economic and trade
Very low
S02
A global funding seizure reaches sovereign balance sheets
Economic and trade
Very low
S04
Hybrid coercion ends in an infrastructure blackout
Geopolitical and security
Nil
S05
A disputed transfer of power breaks effective government
Geopolitical and security
Nil
S07
A major disaster disables the national economic core
Energy, climate and resources
Nil
S08
An AI deployment step causes abrupt labour displacement
Technology and infrastructure
Nil
S09
A cryptographic breakthrough invalidates digital trust
Technology and infrastructure
Nil
S10
A novel respiratory pathogen exceeds health surge capacity
Health
Nil

Upside scenarios

ScenarioRelevance
S15
Cheap firm clean power becomes available at scale
Energy, climate and resources
Moderate
S17
AI-directed research produces a reproducible discovery step
Technology and infrastructure
Low
S12
A cross-regional market access compact redirects investment
Economic and trade
Very low
S14
A verified Middle East settlement restores access
Geopolitical and security
Very low
S16
A validated farming package raises water-efficient output
Energy, climate and resources
Very low
S11
A creditor agreement releases fiscal capacity
Economic and trade
Nil
S13
A great-power agreement lowers economic security barriers
Geopolitical and security
Nil
S18
A public service platform reaches inclusive operation
Technology and infrastructure
Nil
S19
Affordable preventive treatments reduce chronic illness
Health
Nil
S20
A live outbreak proves rapid distributed pandemic defence
Health
Nil