Koizumi eyes solar and wind power in parks for zero-carbon push

Japan's environment chief backs EVs and municipal aid to reach 2050 goal

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Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi says electric vehicles also can provide emergency power in disasters. (Photo by Yo Inoue)

TAKUYA MIZOROGI, Nikkei staff writer

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.

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