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Japan wants to ban new cars with combustion engines in the future. Starting in the mid-2030s, only electric cars and vehicles with hybrid or hydrogen propulsion will be sold. This was announced by the government in Tokyo on Friday when it presented its “green growth strategy”.
With the concept, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga wants Japan to become climate neutral by 2050 and emit virtually no more CO₂. To accelerate the expansion of electric cars, the costs of vehicle batteries will be cut by more than half by 2030. In addition, the use of hydrogen in power generation and transportation will be expanded.
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The government wants to support this restructuring of the economy with tax incentives and other financial aid. It expects ‘green investments’ to drive economic growth by around € 700 billion annually by 2030 and around € 1.5 trillion by 2050.
Suga had already announced the goal of climate neutrality for 2050 in October, a month after taking office. To do this, it also wants to promote the expansion of renewable energy, carbon recycling and digitization. Japan is the fifth largest CO in the world2-Editor.
