Japan: How the new government abandons d • Table.Briefings

Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited US President Donald Trump in Washington at the beginning of February.

Japan has presented its energy plans and its new Nationally Determined Contributions. Experts say the CO2 reduction falls far short of what is necessary. Renewables and nuclear power are to be greatly expanded. Instead of declining electricity consumption, demand is now forecast to rise due to industrial production and data centers.

Japan, the world’s fifth-largest greenhouse gas emitter, officially passed a new energy strategy plan and its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) on February 18. The government plans to:

Japan: How the new government abandons decarbonization

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