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Japan 'needs plan' to make 2050 net-zero pledge reality

Industry and campaigners say bold target won't be met without detailed measures while role of nuclear questioned

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga wearing a face mask, gives his policy speech during an extraordinary session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on October 26, 2020.
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga wearing a face mask, gives his policy speech during an extraordinary session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on October 26, 2020.Foto: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images/NTB scanpix
Published 26 October 2020, 12:44Updated 27 October 2020, 08:02
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