Ministry ‘Eggheads’ Thwart Japan Renewables, Top Official Says
- Taro Kono says Japan needs to phase out all fossil fuels
- Ministry officials resist the push to renewables, Kono says
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A senior Japanese official blasted the country’s trade ministry bureaucrats for risking being left behind by “everyone else on this planet” in moving toward renewable energy.
Taro Kono, an outspoken Japanese politician who finished second in the race to be the country’s prime minister two months ago, said “eggheads” in the trade ministry aren’t able to see that other nations are racing ahead in renewables, and that they’re holding Japan back from its carbon neutral goals.