Ken Kobayashi, chairman of the Japan Foreign Trade Council, which is made up of major trading companies, said that while increasing the proportion of renewable energy in the power source composition for 2030 indicated in the revised draft of the national "Basic Energy Plan", a stable supply of electricity He acknowledged that it is also necessary to utilize nuclear power and thermal power for this purpose.
Regarding the revision of the national energy policy policy "Basic Energy Plan", the revision plan to raise the ratio of renewable energy by 10 points or more from the current plan to "36% to 38%" for the power source composition in 2030 is shown. The final adjustment is made in the direction.
Regarding this, Chairman Kobayashi of the Japan Foreign Trade Council said at a regular meeting on the 21st, "We will increase the power generation capacity of solar and wind power toward the government's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to virtually zero by 2050. Of course, it won't happen overnight. We can't immediately stop using gas, oil, or coal as a backup power source. "
On top of that, "Nuclear power is also considered to be one of the most powerful options for decarbonizing power sources. In order to consider various assumptions for the expansion of renewable energy, the basic power source is important, and the nuclear power plant It is necessary to consider new construction and expansion, "he said, recognizing that it is also necessary to utilize nuclear power and thermal power for a stable supply of electricity.