Top US Climate Envoy Urges Japan to Speed Renewables Adoption
- John Podesta visiting Asian nation after replacing John Kerry
- Offshore wind an excellent opportunity for Japan, he says
John Podesta
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Japan should accelerate its renewable energy roll-out and focus on technologies including offshore wind, John Podesta, the top US climate envoy, said on a visit to the Asian nation.
Offshore wind, particularly floating turbine technology, can help Japan decarbonize, and there are opportunities to collaborate with the US on it, Podesta said at a briefing in Tokyo on Wednesday. Nuclear power restarts are also important for the country to meet its climate targets, he said.