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COP28: Japan to stop building unabated coal power plants, triple renewables capacity

Published 15:29 on December 1, 2023  /  Last updated at 15:29 on December 1, 2023  / Chia-Erh Kuo /  Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, International, Japan

Japan will stop constructing new domestic coal-fired power plants that do not take measures to reduce emissions, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday.
Japan will stop constructing new domestic coal-fired power plants that do not take measures to reduce emissions, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday.


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