Over the last several years, the Japanese government has announced energy policies aimed to achieve carbon neutrality, or net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, by 2050 by lowering emissions in the electric power, industrial, and transportation sectors. In the electric power sector, government policies set 2030 targets, which include accelerated investment in renewable capacity, increased use of nuclear generation, and reduced use of fossil fuels for electricity generation. Japan’s government called the package of energy policies and their targets “ambitious.” Energy security considerations may affect the progress and pace of decarbonization in the electric power sector. More ›
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics, and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI)
5/1/2024: NA/barrel
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NA from year earlier
5/1/2024: NA/MMBtu
NA from week earlier
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4/29/2024: $3.653/gal
down$0.015 from week earlier
up$0.053 from year earlier
4/26/2024: 460.9 million barrels
up7.3 million barrels from week earlier
up1.3 million barrels from year earlier
4/20/2024: 7.907 million tons
up0.409 million tons from week earlier
down3.879 million tons from year earlier