Dentsuren Chairman “Technology Development to Reduce CO2 Emissions” Received criticism of coal fired power December 13 20:10
Regarding the fact that coal-fired power generation is being criticized at the COP25, a UN conference that discusses global warming countermeasures, Chairman Katsuno of the Electric Power Federation made by a major electric power company said at the press conference on the 13th, The idea of suppressing the discharge of water was shown.
In this, Chairman Tetsu Katsuno of the Federation of Electric Power Companies said that international criticism about Japan's continued use of coal-fired power generation, which emits a lot of carbon dioxide, The idea of diversifying the risks of power sources is important. I think that coal is a power source that must be fully utilized, ”he said, and recognized that coal-fired power generation is necessary.
On top of that, Chairman Katsuno said, “Technology development is also necessary, and it is important to stop old power plants and reduce or reuse carbon dioxide.” Emphasized the idea of restraining.
Also, regarding the export of coal-fired power generation technology overseas, “By bringing Japanese technology to countries where there is no choice but to take coal as a choice, such as Asia and Africa, we can reduce carbon dioxide throughout the globe. I can contribute. "