Renewables targeted before Fukushima (original) (raw)

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Masahiro Sugiyama and colleagues write that Japan expanded the role of renewables after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident (Nature 531, 29–31; 2016). In fact, Japan's targets for renewables were essentially unaffected by the disaster — although the country did alter its nuclear plans.

Japan's projected electricity mix for 2030 is set out in its Strategic Energy Plans. The 2014 plan (see go.nature.com/xnkn4k) aims to cut nuclear power's contribution to 20–22% by 2030, down from 53% in the 2010 plan (J. Duffield and B. Woodall Energy Policy 39, 3741–3749; 2011). Fossil fuels, not renewables, are set to make up the shortfall — with the projected contribution for 2030 up by 30% compared with the 2010 plan. Meanwhile, the 2014 plan's 23% contribution from renewables by 2030 is almost unchanged (21% in the 2010 plan).

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  1. Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
    Aleh Cherp
  2. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
    Jessica Jewell

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Cherp, A., Jewell, J. Renewables targeted before Fukushima.Nature 533, 36 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/533036b

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