Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Masatoshi Shimomura Recognizes that decarbonization requires restarting nuclear power plants October 28, 18:53
Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Shimomura said at a press conference about the government's policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero as a whole by 2050, saying that nuclear power plants need to be restarted to realize it. Showed recognition.
In this, the Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the political affairs investigation, Shimomura, said, "I do not think that a new nuclear power plant is needed further," regarding the government's policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero as a whole by 2050. However, it is unrealistic to say that it can be achieved without operating the nuclear power plant at all. We should take advantage of the restart of the nuclear power plant that is understood in the region. "
After that, he said, "In the future, I would like to hear the opinions of the government such as the Ministry of the Environment and the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, take it up firmly in the party, and back up with a sense of speed." It was.