Japans looming climate showdown
May 1, 2021
That makes Sugas new stance a significant reversal for Japan.
To reach the countrys new benchmark, the prime minister has pledged to fundamentally shift Japans policy on coal-powered electricity, initiate a study on the feasibility of carbon pricing, and phase out gasoline-fueled vehicles by 2035. [Responding] to global warming is no longer a constraint on economic growth, he explained.
This is an excerpt from an article written by Richard Katz and republished from_Foreign Affairs_21 April 2021. Click here to read the original article in its entirety.