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Thousands join climate protest in Tokyo calling for '100% renewable energy' (mainichi.jp)

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TOKYO -- As the world witnessed record heat this summer and rain disasters become more frequent, thousands of people joined a climate protest event here on Sept. 18, calling for a society powered 100% by renewable energy with stricter climate policies and no nuclear power.

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[–] alvvayson@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Japan has one of the most interesting energy situations of the world.

No domestic fossil fuels, so they rely on imports.

Bad solar and wind potential.

Good geothermal, but the best sites are culturally significant, so they don't really want to industrialize it.

So, many decades ago they looked at the situation and decided nuclear made most sense for them. But as a tectonically active country, it's not really optimal either.

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

They already are the third largest solar producer, invest heavily in off-shore wind and prepare quite unique deep-sea hydro projects.

There are things an island is usually not lacking... massive free areas surrounding it and a lot of naturally moving water.

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