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Japan Clean Power Share to Reach 90 Percent by 2035

Japan Clean Power Share to Reach 90 Percent by 2035
Japan Clean Power Share to Reach 90 Percent by 2035

A decline in the cost of solar, wind and battery storage means Japan can get 90% of its power from clean electricity by 2035, a study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, backed by the US Energy Department, showed on Wednesday.
The study also finds Japan's power grid, with extra battery storage and inter-regional transmission lines, can remain reliable without coal generation or new gas-fired power plants, Reuters reported.
The Group of Seven countries, including Japan, committed last year to largely decarbonize their power sectors by 2035 to tackle climate change, but Tokyo has yet to map out a clear path for the goal.
Resource-poor Japan faces a significant energy security risk, as it imports nearly all of the fuel used in its power sector. 
Clean electricity - which includes generation from solar, wind, hydropower, biomass, hydrogen and nuclear sources - accounts for 24% of the total.
The study finds raising the share to 90% would cut electricity costs by 6% and power sector emissions by 92% from 2020 levels.
But it also said clear policies, such as setting medium-term targets beyond 2030 and corresponding renewable deployment goals, were required to take advantage of the economic, environmental and energy security benefits.

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