Japan decided Thursday to tighten its criteria for supporting exports of coal-fired power plants amid criticism that the practice goes against international efforts to curb global warming.The government will aid such exports on condition that a recipient country pursues decarbonization, or reducing carbon dioxide emissions, after receiving Japan's highly efficient coal-power generation technology, according to officials.The aid will also be restricted to countries that have no choice but to turn to coal-fired power generation for financial reasons, the officials said.While some emerging eco…READ FULL ARTICLE
