According to a draft communiqu\u00e9 from environment ministers seen by the Financial Times, members of the influential G7 group of countries \u201erejected the viability of a key part of Japan\u2019s climate strategy.\u201c Japan is a member of the G7 and the host of this weekend\u2019s G7 meeting, but the paper describes the document as \u201ea challenge to Tokyo\u2019s efforts to shape Asia\u2019s transition to cleaner energy.\u201c The East Asian country is seeking to play a central role in financing the continent\u2019s transition to low-carbon energy, but its own climate plans have been criticized for their focus on ammonia as a clean energy source, the article explains. Ammonia production is not yet commercially viable and relies on fossil fuels, so the UK, France and Canada \u201ehave pressed Japan to soften language on the G7 environment ministers\u201c draft communiqu\u00e9\u2019s support for ammonia and hydrogen as low-carbon fuels,\u201d the paper says.<\/p>\n
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