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This report examines Japan's plans to expand coal both domestically and in Southeast Asia against global trends of accelerated renewable electricity capacity. It finds this strategy is misaligned with the strategic interests of Japan's technology-based industries.
The research finds 53% of the Nikkei top 100 companies (representing almost 140 trillion yen of market value and employing over 3.5 million) have business models that would prefer proliferation of renewable electricity generation, both in Japan and globally, compared to 6% for coal power-related markets.
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