G-7 is not paying enough heed to Japan's sensible stance on energy

While Tokyo won temporary reprieve for coal and gas, more realism still needed

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Japan's delegation steered the G-7 away from setting a hard deadline to phase out coal when energy, environment and climate ministers met in Sapporo on April 15 and 16.  © AP

Vandana Hari is founder of Vanda Insights, a Singapore-based global energy market intelligence provider.

Group of Seven climate, environment and energy ministers ended their deliberations a week ago in Sapporo, Japan by including a reprieve sought by Tokyo for the continued use of coal and natural gas in an annual joint statement on accelerating the transition to clean energy.

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