Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" reported on the 4th that the countries that won the "Fossil Award" on the 3rd were Japan, New Zealand and the United States. Japan's hydrogen plan, which blends hydrogen and ammonia with fossil fuels, is not only costly and inefficient, but also reduces carbon dioxide pollution while potentially increasing other greenhouse gas emissions. According to the Climate Action Network, this approach is "greenwashing" and does nothing to reduce carbon emissions.
The United States, on the other hand, has been called a "belligerent shifter" by the Climate Action Network. The United States spends excessively on the military, while refusing to fund the inevitable climate impacts. "We awarded the country a fossil prize that allows the United States to look in the mirror and reflect on its funding allocation," the organization said. As for New Zealand, the Climate Action Network believes that the country's new government has undermined the indigenous-led climate revolution by announcing the reopening of oil and gas exploration plans in parts of the waters. (Yang Guangwei)
