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Environment & Energy

NickB79

(19,236 posts) Tue Feb 4, 2020, 08:28 AM Feb 2020

Japan Races to Build New Coal-Burning Power Plants, Despite the Climate Risks

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/climate/japan-coal-fukushima.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur

After the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan all but closed its nuclear power program. It now plans to build as many as 22 new coal-burning power plants — one of the dirtiest sources of electricity — despite climate risks.

WTF Japan?!?

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Japan Races to Build New Coal-Burning Power Plants, Despite the Climate Risks (Original Post) NickB79 Feb 2020 OP

From 2018: Bucking global trends, Japan again embraces coal power, Science mag progree Feb 2020 #1

progree

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1. From 2018: Bucking global trends, Japan again embraces coal power, Science mag

Reply to NickB79 (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 11:39 AM

Feb 2020

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/bucking-global-trends-japan-again-embraces-coal-power

Sad to read they haven't changed their minds since then

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