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Post-Fukushima Japan chooses coal over renewable energy

2014-04-14 15:36:16| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pushing Japans coal industry to expand sales at home and abroad, undermining hopes among environmentalists that hed use the Fukushima nuclear accident to switch the nation to renewables. A new energy plan approved by Japans cabinet on April 11 designates coal an important long-term electricity source while falling short of setting specific targets for cleaner energy from wind, solar and geothermal. The policy also gives nuclear power the same prominence as coal...

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