Japan reluctant to accelerate G-7 power sector decarbonization push

Japan, host of the Group of Seven ministerial meeting on climate issues next month, has shown reluctance about bringing forward the framework's agreement last year to decarbonize power sector by 2035, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.The G-7 gathering on climate, energy and environment issues on April 15-16 in Sapporo, northern Japan, is set to focus on the seven developed countries' decarbonization efforts after each of them committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.In prior negotiations, at least one G-7 member has proposed achieving the target for decarbo…READ FULL ARTICLE