Washington Post: With Japan's oil and gas plants firing at full capacity, officials here say there is little chance of meeting a pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions significantly over the next decade, a startling retreat for a country that once spearheaded an international agreement on climate change. The earlier, ambitious target to slash emissions 25 percent from 1990 levels by 2020 has been overrun by a more urgent, short-term need: to burn fossil fuels and maintain a steady electricity supply in the wake...
URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-japan-need-of-fossil-fuels-pushes-climate-change-targets-to-back-seat/2012/10/20/459e2aac-183f-11e2-9855-71f2b202721b_story.html
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