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Japan's power companies have been reducing CO2 emissions by expanding
nuclear power generation, improving thermal power generation efficiency,
and increasing the use of LNG in thermal power generation. Subsequently,
CO2 emissions intensity has been reduced by 40%, since the oil crisis
began in 1973.
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The figures for suppression of potential CO2 emissions are calculated
under the assumption that all power generation would be covered
by thermal power generation other than LNG if nuclear, LNG and
hydroelectric power generation were not available.
The effects due to improvement in thermal efficiency and the transmission/distribution
loss factor are calculated with the fiscal 1970 figures as baseline.
Preliminary calculation by the Federation of Electric
Power Companies/Japan |
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