G7 disappoints on climate progress without deadlines on gas and coal use
G7未能设定淘汰化石燃料时间表
Leaders fail to set cut-off points as Japan and Germany prevail
七国集团致力于到2035年实现电力行业“完全或绝大部分”脱碳，并“加速”淘汰未减排的燃煤发电，但未能为后者设定最后期限。
Climate experts criticised the G7 group of advanced economies for failing to commit to tougher action on fossil fuels after Germany and Japan prevailed on the continued use of gas and coal respectively.In their final communique, the leaders of the G7, including the UK, US, France, Italy and Canada, said they were committed to achieving a “fully or predominantly” decarbonised power sector by 2035, and “accelerating” the phaseout of unabated coal power but failed to set a deadline for the latter.
气候专家们批评由发达经济体组成的七国集团(G7)未能承诺更加到位的行动来淘汰化石燃料。此前德国和日本分别在继续使用天然气和煤炭的问题上坚守立场。
Using the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and resulting energy crisis, the G7 also stressed the “important role that increased deliveries of [liquefied natural gas] can play”. It also said that “publicly supported investment in the gas sector can be appropriate as a temporary response” to the crisis.
在最终公报中，包括英国、美国、法国、意大利和加拿大在内的G7的领导人表示，他们致力于到2035年实现电力行业“完全或绝大部分”脱碳，并“加速”淘汰未减排的燃煤发电，但未能为后者设定最后期限。
Alden Meyer, a senior associate at E3G, said Germany’s “insistence on more public investment in gas” and Japan’s “resistance to phasing out coal power” generation “undercut the G7’s leadership at a time when it is desperately needed”.
在俄罗斯入侵乌克兰和由此引发的能源危机的背景下，G7还强调了“增加（液化天然气）供应可以发挥的重要作用”。它还表示，“公共资金支持的天然气行业投资作为（针对危机的）临时回应可能是合适的”。
