TOKYO -- Ahead of the Group of Seven meeting on climate and energy in Japan this weekend, ministers from Canada and the U.K. pressed for a strict "collective" stance against the use of coal power, setting up a clash with Tokyo's strategy for reducing carbon emissions from Asian coal plants.
High on the agenda is for members to agree to move away from coal for power generation. But in the drafting process, Japan has asked for support for ammonia co-firing, which lessens the environmental impact of coal plants by mixing in ammonia, a gas that does not emit CO2 when burned.
