G7 Ministers Meet to Discuss Energy Security Amid Russia-Ukraine War

VIVA – G7 Ministers start their two-day meeting in Sapporo, Japan, on Saturday to discuss how to improve energy security amid the Russia-Ukraine war, while at the same time accelerating decarbonization efforts. 

Baca Juga

Tombol Power HP Rusak Bukan Berarti Ponsel Tak Bisa Dipakai, Ini Alternatif yang Perlu Diketahui

The G7 meeting on climate, energy, and environmental issues was the first in a series of in-person ministerial meetings ahead of the summit in May. 

The focus of the meeting was on whether there could be a common voice on ambitious goals to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, including in the power and vehicle sectors.

Baca Juga

Negara G7 Semakin Khawatir dengan Kondisi Ekonomi Global, Hal Ini Disepakati

Last year, G7 summit led by Germany, member states agreed to fully or largely decarbonize the power sector by 2035. 

Unfortunately, last year's meeting failed to agree on a specific timetable for phasing out coal-fired power plants, due to disapproval from resource-poor Japan, which plans to continue relying on the relatively cheap but polluting fossil fuel.

Baca Juga

Iran: Negara-negara G7 Munafik

For this second meeting, the UK and Canada have tried to eliminate the phrase "primarily" and push for full decarbonization in the power sector by 2035, while Germany is among the countries calling for an end to the use of coal power that is not mitigated with technologies to reduce emissions, according to negotiating sources.



Ilustrasi pembangkit listrik tenaga nuklir (PLTN).

Photo :

• Pixabay.

Another focus is the G7 ministers' commitment to promoting zero-emission vehicles, including whether they will set market share targets for such vehicles or even a time frame for phasing out fossil fuel vehicles.

However, Japan is believed to be reluctant to agree to this as its major automakers excel in gasoline-electric and plug-in electric hybrids.

The meeting comes amid growing calls to accelerate efforts to curb global warming, with the UN climate panel calling for more ambitious action in its March report, noting that "Choices and actions implemented in this decade will have an impact now and for millennia to come."

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report concluded that for global temperature rise to be kept to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels – the goal under the Paris Agreement – the world needs to halve CO2 emissions by 2030 from 2019 levels and cut them by 65 percent by 2035.

Halaman Selanjutnya

Russia's war in Ukraine is considered to have posed a challenge to decarbonization, as countries that rely on oil and natural gas from Russia move to diversify and secure stable energy supplies, including coal, according to the International Energy Agency.