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Japan wants to be carbon neutral by 2050. Here's what it will mean for nuclear energy

nuclea japan environment renewable solar energy change transition friendly environment carbon footprint carbon emissions reduction change natural climate change global warming air pollution clean energy power renewables plastic plastics Weather extreme storm hurricane typhoon flooding flood floods danger rain wind windy rainy flash floods Agriculture pollen insects bugs bees honeybees bumblebees farming farms crops crop stable A bee flies to collect pollen on a mustard field in front of the cooling towers of the Temelin nuclear power plant near the South Bohemian city of Tyn nad Vltavou April 12, 2014. The Czech Republic wants to continue expanding nuclear energy capacity despite cancelling a tender to build two new units and believes the European Union should be more supportive of atomic power, Industry Minister Jan Mladek said April 14, 2014. Majority state-owned CEZ cancelled a tender last week to build two new 1,200 MW units at the Temelin nuclear power station. The move followed a sharp fall in European power prices, and the government's denial of price guarantees had made the $10-15 billion project uneconomical. In an interview, Mladek suggested that the best hope for the future expansion of nuclear power would be a shift in EU policy away from priority support for renewable energy towards more backing for the nuclear option. To match story CZECH-NUCLEAR/ Picture taken April 12, 2014. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS ENERGY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) - GM1EA4E1UF001

Nuclear power is widely accepted as a key element of decarbonising energy. Image: REUTERS/David W Cerny

Aaron Sheldrick
Journalist, Reuters
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Following the 2011 Fukushima, use of nuclear energy in Japan dropped dramatically. Image: BP Statistical Review of Energy 2020.
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