TOKYO -- Japan promised a steeply higher emissions reduction goal at Thursday's U.S.-led climate summit, but achieving it will require drastic steps such as ditching coal-fired power plants and replacing the nation's car fleet with zero-emission models.
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Japan generated less than a fifth of its power from renewable sources like wind in fiscal 2019. The figure needs to be much higher for the nation to meet its higher emissions reduction target. © Reuters
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