Foreign Affairs

Japan’s looming climate showdown

That makes Suga’s new stance a significant reversal for Japan.

To reach the country’s new benchmark, the prime minister has pledged to “fundamentally shift” Japan’s 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.

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