Japan must not forget climate change as it plans COVID-19 recovery

Climate change seen as a core financial risk by investors, regulators and companies

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Electric Power Development's Nunobiki Plateau Wind Farm in Koriyama: Japan's energy mix will need to include 50% renewable power by 2030 for an orderly transition to net-zero emissions. © Reuters

Rebecca Mikula-Wright is executive director of the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change.

When Japan's Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi sits down on Thursday to host a major global ministerial forum on sustainable recovery plans, his own country's response will undoubtedly be in the spotlight.

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