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Japan’s ‘dash for cheap coal’ raises climate concerns
Publication date: 03 February 2017
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Japan is to build 45 new coal-fired power totalling 20 GW of new capacity in the next decade, the US Energy Information Administration said this week.
The generators are all expected online post-2020, prompting some market observers to question how the move fits with internationally agreed climate objectives.