Japan's road to carbon neutrality

Energy insecurity, high electricity costs, and vast amounts of greenhouse gas emissions caused by Japan's fossil fuel-dominant energy mix are pressing environmental issues that Japan seeks to solve by becoming carbon neutral by 2050. This report examines Japan's efforts to decarbonize its energy sector to become carbon neutral by 2050. It inspects the current situation of the energy sector in Japan and provides an overview of the government’s plans to become carbon neutral. In addition, the report explores in what direction the energy sector is heading and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. Finally, there will be a short outlook on how realistic Japan's net-zero plan is.