Japan's greenhouse gas emissions lowest on record in FY 2018

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions in fiscal 2018 was the lowest on record, helped by a warm winter, increased output by nuclear power plants and reduced household power consumption, preliminary data by the Environment Ministry showed Friday.However, the ministry acknowledged it still has a long way to go to reach its goal of a 26 percent cut from fiscal 2013 levels by fiscal 2030 set under the Paris climate agreement and that more efforts are needed to curb emissions.Despite greenhouse gas emissions decreasing for the fifth consecutive year, the decrease for the fiscal year ending last March…READ FULL ARTICLE