Secretary-general Komei Ishii "Basically, we do not allow the construction of new nuclear power plants." October 29, 18:06

Regarding the government's policy of aiming for zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, Komeito Secretary-General Ishii will allow the restart of nuclear power plants to realize the policy, but in the long term He emphasized the idea that the dependence should be reduced.

Regarding the government's policy of aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero as a whole by 2050, the LDP has commented that it is necessary to restart the nuclear power plant in order to realize the policy, and newly established It has been pointed out that consideration is also important.



Regarding this, Komeito Secretary-General Ishii told reporters in the Diet, "We are in a position to allow the restart of nuclear power plants that have cleared the strict standards of the Nuclear Regulation Authority and obtained the consent of local governments." Said.



On top of that, Mr. Ishii emphasized, "Basically, we do not allow the construction of new nuclear power plants. In the long run, we should gradually reduce our dependence on nuclear power plants."