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.
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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.
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