Editorial

14:14 JST, February 19, 2025

As the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is making major changes in energy and environmental policies, the challenge for Japan to achieve both decarbonization and a stable supply of electricity has become even greater.

Japan must actively utilize renewable energy and nuclear power generation, and also focus on innovation in decarbonization technologies.

The government has approved the Strategic Energy Plan, which presents guidelines for the nation’s energy policy, at a Cabinet meeting. The plan, revised for the first time in three years, clearly states that nuclear power and renewable energy, which do not emit carbon dioxide during power generation, will be “utilized to the maximum extent possible.”

This is a major shift from the policy of “reducing dependence on nuclear power as much as possible” after the 2011........

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