Nuclear provided about 30 per cent of Japan's electricity before Fukushima. - Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters): Japanese lawmakers on Thursday (Nov 19) declared a climate emergency in a symbolic vote aimed at increasing pressure for action to combat global warming after the government last month committed to a firm timetable for net-zero emissions.
With the vote by Parliament's powerful lower chamber, Japan - the world's fifth-biggest carbon emitter - joins fellow Group of Seven members Britain, Canada and France in similar resolutions, as well as the European Union as a bloc and nearly 2,000 regional and city authorities around the world.
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