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Japan confirms clean energy shift in cabinet approval of energy plan

Published 11:11 on October 22, 2021  /  Last updated at 11:11 on October 22, 2021  / Peter Kiernan /  Asia Pacific, Japan

Japan’s government has confirmed that it will boost the share of renewables and accelerate the return of nuclear power, with cabinet’s approval on Friday of a draft energy plan that will guide policy efforts to reach the recently upgraded emissions reduction target for 2030.
Japan’s government has confirmed that it will boost the share of renewables and accelerate the return of nuclear power, with cabinet’s approval on Friday of a draft energy plan that will guide policy efforts to reach the recently upgraded emissions reduction target for 2030.


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