In 2022, the generation capacity of energy from renewable municipal waste in Japan reached over one thousand megawatt, the second highest amount of the decade. Figures increased steadily over the past ten years until they peaked last year in 2021 at around 1033 megawatt.
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and be less dependent on fossil fuel imports, the Japanese government currently aims to increase the use of renewable energy sources.
Generation capacity of energy from renewable municipal waste in Japan from 2013 to 2022
(in megawatt)
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IRENA. (March 31, 2023). Generation capacity of energy from renewable municipal waste in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in megawatt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219230/japan-renewable-municipal-waste-energy-generation-capacity/
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