Essays about: "post-Fukushima"

Found 2 essays containing the word post-Fukushima.

1. 1. Role of Nuclear Energy in Japan Post–Fukushima : Alternatives and their Impact on Japan’s GHG Emission Targets

   University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Zarrar Niazi; [2013]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; GHG emissions; Nuclear Energy; Renewable Energy; Security of Supply;

   Abstract : The purpose of this paper, “Role of Nuclear Energy in Japan Post – Fukushima: Alternatives and their Impact onJapan’s GHG Emission Targets”, is to emphasize that Japan’s expected new energy policy must be in accordancewith its existing environmental targets with regards to GHG emissions. The main research question is how Japan cancontinue to meet its emissions targets in the aftermath of the Fukushima crisis, where public opinion—gaugedthrough newspaper articles—in Japan has now become outright anti-nuclear, and Japan has become compelled toadopt a new nuclear-free energy policy built around renewable energy. READ MORE

3. 2. Behavioral change for energy conservation : case study of post-Fukushima experience in Japan

   University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Chizu Kano; [2013]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; energy conservation; post-Fukushima; household energy consumption; qualitative research; behavioural study;

   Abstract : Environmental, social, and economic pressure on energy issues has been a serious and urgent concern in countries like Japan, which is heavily reliant on imported energy. After the Fukushima incident in March 2011, energy issues, notably nuclear energy maters, have drawn a special attention in Japan. READ MORE