Japan sees muddled messaging on nuclear’s role in carbon target

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Top Liberal Democratic Party officials have contradicted each other over whether new nuclear reactors are needed to meet the country’s 2050 carbon neutral goal.

Japan isn’t currently envisioning new nuclear plants, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said to reporters Wednesday, just a day after NHK reported the nation’s former energy and economy minister, Hiroshige Seko, said additional reactors must be considered.

Japan sees muddled messaging on nuclear’s role in carbon target

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