Nuclear Shutdown Means Japan Must Abandon Carbon Emission Targets
In
2009 the Japanese government signed a pledge to cut their carbon
emissions by 25 percent by 2020, however following the disaster at
Fukushima in 2011 and the subsequent collapse of public confidence in
nuclear power, this target may have to be abandoned. Nuclear power
plants used to provide a large portion of Japanese electricity, and
formed the backbone of their renewable energy sector and the plans to
reduce carbon emissions. After the meltdown at Fukushima all 54 of the
nation’s nuclear reactors were shut down in order to undergo
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