Guardian: Japan has effectively abandoned a commitment to end its reliance on nuclear power by 2040 amid pressure from the country’s business lobby, dropping a deadline recommended by a cabinet panel only days ago.
The cabinet on Tuesday gave only a vague endorsement of the panel’s report, released last Friday, and dropped any mention of plans to complete the phase-out some time in the 2030s.
The trade and industry minister, Yukio Edano, acknowledged that meeting the target date could prove impossible….

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