UK Concerned About Japan’s Co-Firing Plans to Curb Emissions

The UK isn’t supportive of Japan’s plan to use ammonia and hydrogen alongside fossil fuels in power plants to cut emissions, adding to skepticism over the technology’s ability to contribute to green goals.

“We have some concerns” about Japan’s co-firing plans, Naomi Cowan, head of climate change and energy at the British Embassy in Tokyo, said at a press conference on Friday. “It prolongs the life of coal plants, and leads to emissions.”

Countries including Japan and South Korea are looking at co-firing, but the strategy has drawn criticism for being costly and inefficient. A recent report by theBreakthrough ...