Pursuits
Japan Environment Minister Won’t Back Another Coal-Fired Plant
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Japan’s environment minister said he won’t support a new coal power station planned for central Japan, the latest push by the ministry to rein in coal projects to control the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The move, by Yoshio Mochizuki, pits the environment ministry against the trade and industry ministry, the government body ultimately responsible for approving the project and a supporter of coal as a replacement for nuclear-generated power and more-expensive liquefied natural gas.