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Japan’s nuclear revival won’t lower carbon emissions enough

Nature volume 524, pages 143–144 (2015)Cite this article

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Return to nuclear energy is part of a plan that is not in line with global climate target.

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Castelvecchi, D. Japan’s nuclear revival won’t lower carbon emissions enough. Nature 524, 143–144 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/524143a

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