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ID105793
Title ProperJapan's new basic energy plan
LanguageENG
AuthorDuffield, John S ;  Woodall, Brian
Publication2011.
Summary / Abstract (Note)In June 2010, the Japanese cabinet adopted a new Basic Energy Plan (BEP). This was the third such plan that the government has approved since the passage of the Basic Act on Energy Policy in 2002, and it represents the most significant statement of Japanese energy policy in more than four years, since the publication of the New National Energy Strategy (NNES) in 2006. Perhaps more than its predecessors, moreover, the new plan establishes a number of ambitious targets as well as more detailed measures for achieving those targets. Among the targets are a doubling of Japan's "energy independence ratio," a doubling of the percentage of electricity generated by renewable sources and nuclear power, and a 30 percent reduction in energy-related CO2 emissions, all by 2030. This paper explains the origins of the 2010 BEP and why it was adopted. It then describes the content of the plan and how it differs from the NNES. A third section analyzes the appropriateness of the new goals and targets contained in the BEP and their feasibility, finding that achievement of many of the targets was likely to be quite challenging even before the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis.
`In' analytical NoteEnergy Policy Vol. 39, No. 6; Jun 2011: p3741-3749
Journal SourceEnergy Policy Vol. 39, No. 6; Jun 2011: p3741-3749
Key WordsJapan ;  Energy Policy ;  Nuclear Power ;  Energy Plan