Japan will have to accelerate the closure of coal plants and ramp up renewable energy capacity over the next decade to meet Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (pic)pledge to be emissions neutral in 30 years.
TOKYO: Japan’s pledge to be a net zero greenhouse gas emitter by 2050 is running into headwinds: smaller power utilities addicted to coal and natural gas.
Hokkaido Electric Power Co and Tohoku Electric Power Co said on Wednesday they can’t set deadlines to become emissions neutral because it’s too costly to replace electricity output that would be lost by closing plants that burn fossil fuels.
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