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Japan proposes cutting emissions by 26% by 2030

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By MARI YAMAGUCHI

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Japan will aim to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 26% by 2030 from 2013 levels, or 25.4% from 2005 levels.

It seems like the authorities are backpedaling from the 1997 Kyoto Protocol under which Japan was to have cut its CO2 emissions by 25% by 2020 from 1990 levels -- now they are eying 25.4% by 2030 (in comparison with 2005).

I wonder how much progress the nation has made toward the Kyoto Protocol pledge.

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comparison to the 1990 base year is more telling than by what percentage the decline will be. This is just kicking the can down the road. What will be the reduction this year or the next three years? It's political to say reductions will occur when they're out of office and don't have to do anything now. This is endemic of many countries not just Japan.

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26% reduction without nuclear power will be impossible, no matter how much renewables the tree huggers are demanding

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Per capita CO2 Emissions 2013

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions#List_of_countries_by_2013_emissions_estimates

Australia 16.9

US 16.6

Canada 15.7

S Korea 12.7

Japan 10.7

Germany 10.2

UK 7.5

China 7.4

Italy 6.4

France 5.7

Time Sirries of CO2 emissions http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/overview.php?v=CO2ts1990-2013&sort=des3

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Are these cuts in CO2 emissions supposed to dramatically alter Mother Nature's plans for climate change?

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Good luck doing that without nuclear power.

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How much is 'idling as default state for vehicles' replicated across:

Appliances: heating, aircon, white goods, plasma TVs; superfluous, incandescent outdoor lighting?

Workplace: offices lit up and office automation whirring away past midnight. Air-conditioned servers keeping teraflops of redundant or low-value data?

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@CH3CHO evry wonder why France has one of the lowest CO2 per capita!? its because 39% of all its energy consumption comes from Nuclear power, and 75% of all its electricity is nuclear, the highest rate in the world. just proof to the tree huggers that nuclear is here to stay for a while yet. especially since everybody trying to reduce there emissions.

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35,270,000 -

China 10,330,000 7.4 United States 5,300,000 16.6 India 2,070,000 1.7 Russia 1,800,000 12.6 Japan 1,360,000 10.7 Per year KT. That's a little bit more of a clear reading of who the leaders of CO2 use are.

Nuclear power is a good energy source but not in an earthquake country. Maybe Japan should focus on a different economy?

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Are these cuts in CO2 emissions supposed to significantly alter Mother Nature's plans for climate change?

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