Japan Energy Plan to Phase Out Certain Energy Goods
Japan recently published the first public draft of its sixth strategic energy plan, which could have implications for U.S. exporters as the country looks to severely cut its greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service said…
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in an Aug. 11 report. The plan calls for a reduction in reliance on petroleum and coal and lists plans to ban new sales of hybrid cars with combustion engines by 2035, USDA said. The country is aiming for cars with an “electric propulsion system” to make up about 20% to 30% of new commercial vehicle sales weighing less than 8 tons. Japan’s Agency of Natural Resources and Energy aims to double the use of renewable energy for electricity generation by 2030, compared to 2019. "ANRE proposes to significantly revise the 2030 energy mix target relative to its prior 2030 target published in 2018," the report said. The plan focuses on solar and wind, rather than biomass, and doesn't set targets for transport biofuels.