Sunday, November 24, 2024
8.4 C
New York

Japan Turning Its Back On Nuclear Energy

Japan has been considering to make some changes in regards to its energy sources, which may very well mean shifting as soon as next year from what it has been using; nuclear power. As such, shifting from nuclear energy would mean using a different and more renewable source of energy, which may be highly likely relying on coal heavily.

According to Reuters news agency, as reported on Friday, Japan’s dependence on nuclear power is expected to go down following the release of an updated energy plan for the following year, with respect to three people’s knowledge regarding this matter.





READ ALSO: The World’s First Fully Functioning 3D-printed Office Building

As a result of the 2011 Fukushima disaster, Japan remains strongly against nuclear power, thus the shift in energy policy. However, this means highly relying on coal-fired power plants for Japan in the years to come. Japan sees this as more of an advantage considering it is much cheaper to burn coal as opposed to the production of nuclear power. Although, Japan’s ministry of environment just recently urged the government to oppose the coal-fired power plants, which has in turn raised several questions on the industry’s ability to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

Is coal the way to go? Japan is among numerous Asian countries that look to expand their coal selection faster than natural gas. As such, this has been seen as yet another huge potential source of growth in Japan’s energy sector.

Story Via; Dw.com





More News To Read

Hot this week

Brooklyn Defendants Charged in Rideshare Hacking Scheme: Jailbroken Phones Used to Exploit Uber

Brooklyn federal court has charged two defendants, Eliahou Paldiel...

Detecting Defects in Next-Generation Computer Chips: The Future of TMD-Based Semiconductors

As technology advances, the demand for smaller, more powerful...

Merging Galaxies in the Early Universe: The Birth of a Monster Galaxy

Astronomers have recently observed a fascinating event in the...

Topics

Brooklyn Defendants Charged in Rideshare Hacking Scheme: Jailbroken Phones Used to Exploit Uber

Brooklyn federal court has charged two defendants, Eliahou Paldiel...

Detecting Defects in Next-Generation Computer Chips: The Future of TMD-Based Semiconductors

As technology advances, the demand for smaller, more powerful...

Merging Galaxies in the Early Universe: The Birth of a Monster Galaxy

Astronomers have recently observed a fascinating event in the...

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to Uncover Galactic Fossils and Dark Matter Mysteries

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is set to transform our...

Black Myth: Wukong – A Game that Gamers Love Despite Media Backlash

In a gaming industry increasingly influenced by social agendas,...

Gravitational Waves Reveal a ‘Supercool’ Secret About the Big Bang

In 2023, physicists made a groundbreaking discovery that could...

Related Articles

Popular Categories

Send this to a friend