Speaking before the U.S. Hispano Chamber of Commerce at La Fonda on the Plaza, Lujan Grisham said hydrogen is the only way for the state to get to “net zero” carbon emissions by 2050 — a goal she has aiming for since shortly after she took office in 2019.

Toward that end, the governor again touted hydrogen and said she envisions a future in which people coming to New Mexico will fly in and out on airplanes fueled by the element.

She said the new industry will create jobs, but she noted it can only be done if the private sector “leans in a bit ahead” of government.

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