Solar panels in the Japanese city of Yufu, Oita prefecture. Japan sourced about 17% of its energy from renewables in 2017.
TOKYO: Major firms including Sony, Panasonic and Nissan on Monday urged the Japanese government to make its 2030 renewable energy target twice as ambitious.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga last year set a 2050 deadline for Japan to become carbon-neutral, but the country’s shorter term renewables goal has long been criticised as lagging.
Japan currently aims to source between 22 and 24% of its power from solar, wind and other renewables by 2030, a target set three years ago and soon to be reassessed as the government revises its energy strategy.
A group of 92 corporations known as the Japan Climate Initiative on Monday urged ministers to double this goal to 40-50%.
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