{"id":44271,"date":"2020-10-27T06:56:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T20:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=44271"},"modified":"2020-10-27T06:56:14","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T20:26:14","slug":"japan-carbon-neutral-mb1737","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/japan-carbon-neutral-mb1737\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan&#8217;s PM Pledges Carbon Neutrality By 2050"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/japan-carbon-neutral.jpg\" alt=\"A carbon neutral Japan\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/japan-carbon-neutral.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/japan-carbon-neutral-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/japan-carbon-neutral-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/japan-carbon-neutral-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says his country will become carbon-neutral by 2050 &#8211; and this has implications for Australia.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carbonbrief.org\/carbon-brief-profile-japan\">CarbonBrief<\/a>, Japan is the world\u2019s third largest economy and seventh largest emitter of greenhouse gases. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster\">2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster<\/a> saw Japan move away from nuclear power to more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/japan-looks-to-renewables-in-wake-of-nuclear-disaster\/\">renewables<\/a> &#8211; but also expand its use of fossil fuels including coal for electricity generation.<\/p>\n<h2>Carbon Neutrality = Growth<\/h2>\n<p>In his first policy address to parliament since taking over the nation&#8217;s top job from Shinz\u014d Abe, Prime Minister Suga said the nation needed to change its mindset.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cResponding to climate change is no longer a constraint on economic growth,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2020\/10\/japan-zero-emissions-carbon-neutral-society-2050\">stated the PM<\/a>. &#8220;We need to change our thinking to the view that taking assertive measures against climate change will lead to changes in industrial structure and the economy that will bring about great growth.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Prime Minister Suga reportedly said the road ahead would see a fundamental change in Japan\u2019s long-term reliance on coal-based energy and while a plan is yet to be developed, the PM indicated it will involve more solar power &#8211; and nuclear energy.<\/p>\n<h2>The Impact On Australian Coal<\/h2>\n<p>According to the Australian Government&#8217;s Department of Industry, Science and Energy Resources&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/publications.industry.gov.au\/publications\/resourcesandenergyquarterlyjune2020\/documents\/Resources-and-Energy-Quarterly-June-2020.pdf\">June 2020 Resources and Energy Quarterly<\/a>, Japan was the third largest importer of Australian thermal coal in 2019 &#8211; $9.6 billion worth of the stuff. So, a shift away from the fuel would be another significant nail in Australian thermal coal&#8217;s coffin.<\/p>\n<p>Even prior to Prime Minister Suga&#8217;s announcement, the writing was on the wall in Japan for the problematic black rock. In July this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-07-02\/japan-may-close-100-old-coal-units-by-2030-to-hit-emissions-goal\">Bloomberg reported<\/a> Japan may close around 100 inefficient coal-fired power units by 2030 in order to reach its Paris Agreement emissions reduction target.<\/p>\n<p>Investment in new, more efficient coal plants <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/japan-is-closing-its-old-dirty-power-plants-and-thats-bad-news-for-australias-coal-exports-144452\">is also looking shaky<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Another Solar Power Opportunity For Australia?<\/h2>\n<p>Japan may be a populous country (~126.5 million), but it&#8217;s not a big one &#8211; 377,915 km\u00b2. Japan is far smaller than &#8211; for example &#8211; the Northern Territory, which covers 1.421 <strong>million<\/strong> km\u00b2. While Japan no doubt has a bunch of rooftops that are still bereft of solar panels, the amount of land available for solar farms would be very limited.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, we mentioned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/mcmahon-sun-cable-mb1734\/\">proposed Sun Cable project<\/a> in Australia, which aims to export solar electricity to Singapore via a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/suncable-hvdc\/\">High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) submarine cable<\/a> thousands of kilometres long.<\/p>\n<p>The distance between Darwin and Singapore is around 3,500 kilometres, whereas between Darwin and Kagoshima in Japan&#8217;s south it&#8217;s around 4,900 kilometres; or to Tokyo, 5,400 kilometres &#8211; much greater distances. But perhaps another Sun Cable type project could also supply solar energy via HVDC to Japan? 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