Japan Seeks to Aggressively Cut Fossil Fuel, Lift Renewables
- Panel aims to raise renewables to 36%-38% of 2030 power mix
- Thermal power target reduced to 41%, while nuclear unchanged
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Japan is set to make dramatic changes to how it generates electricity by the end of the decade, slashing its dependence on fossil fuels and upping its reliance on renewable energy in an ambitious effort to reduce emissions.
Renewable energy, which includes solar, wind and hydropower, should make up more than a third of the nation’s power generation by the fiscal year starting April 2030, according to a draft report released Wednesday. That’s up from its previous target of less than a quarter. Hydrogen was also added to the mix for the first time.