Keisan Hatakeyama “I want to leave a coal-fired power plant” COP25 opening December 3 at 11:33
As the UN conference “COP25” opens and global warming countermeasures are discussed, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry said, “I would like to leave the coal-fired power plant as an option” The idea of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through development was shown.
The UN conference "COP25" opened in Spain on the 2nd, but prior to this, UNEP = United Nations Environment Program reports that coal-fired power plants that emit large amounts of greenhouse gases to Japan There are also opinions criticizing coal-fired power generation, such as calling for the cancellation of construction.
Regarding this, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry said at a press conference after the cabinet meeting on the 3rd, “We would like to leave fossil fuel power plants such as coal-fired power generation as an option. "It is very important to think about it," he said, and continued his coal-fired power generation, and expressed his idea of considering a desirable power source configuration.
On that basis, Mr. Hatakeyama said, “The government will reduce the dependence on nuclear power generation as much as possible, increase renewable energy, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. ”And emphasized the idea of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through technology development.