InterviewKoizumi eyes solar and wind power in parks for zero-carbon push
Japan's environment chief backs EVs and municipal aid to reach 2050 goal
Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi says electric vehicles also can provide emergency power in disasters. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
TAKUYA MIZOROGI, Nikkei staff writer
October 28, 2020 06:30 JST
TOKYO -- Japan will cut red tape to encourage the building of geothermal, solar and wind energy capacity in national parks as part of the country's plans to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told Nikkei.