G7 member states have pushed back on the viability of a central part of Japan’s climate strategy, according to an environment ministers’ draft communiqué seen by the Financial Times, in a challenge to Tokyo’s efforts to shape Asia’s transition to cleaner energy.
The scrutiny of Japan’s climate plans comes ahead of a meeting of G7 environment ministers in Sapporo this weekend, where representatives will attempt to align the world’s most advanced economies in the fight against global warming.
Japan has sought to play a central role in financing the shift towards cleaner forms of energy in Asia, which accounts for roughly half of global carbon emissions and is home to the world’s youngest generation of coal power plants.
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