In 2021, the carbon dioxide emissions in the electric power industry in Japan amounted to around 327 million tons of CO2 equivalent. Figures increased to 484 million tons of CO2 equivalent in 2013 but indicated a decrease in more recent years.
After the nuclear disaster in Fukushima in 2011, nuclear energy was replaced by fossil fuels. To decrease greenhouse gas emissions, Japan currently aims to increase its energy production from renewable energy sources as well as nuclear energy.
Carbon dioxide emissions in the electric power industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021
(in million tons of CO2 equivalent)
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JEPIC. (March 1, 2023). Carbon dioxide emissions in the electric power industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million tons of CO2 equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231147/japan-electric-power-industry-co2-emissions/
JEPIC. "Carbon dioxide emissions in the electric power industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million tons of CO2 equivalent)." Chart. March 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231147/japan-electric-power-industry-co2-emissions/
JEPIC. (2023). Carbon dioxide emissions in the electric power industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million tons of CO2 equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231147/japan-electric-power-industry-co2-emissions/
JEPIC. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions in The Electric Power Industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in Million Tons of Co2 Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231147/japan-electric-power-industry-co2-emissions/
JEPIC, Carbon dioxide emissions in the electric power industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million tons of CO2 equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231147/japan-electric-power-industry-co2-emissions/ (last visited December 05, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions in the electric power industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million tons of CO2 equivalent) [Graph], JEPIC, March 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231147/japan-electric-power-industry-co2-emissions/
