Book contents
- The Political Economy of the Abe Government and Abenomics Reforms
- The Political Economy of the Abe Government and Abenomics Reforms
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Political Context
- Part III Macroeconomic Policy
- Part IV Third Arrow of Abenomics
- 10 Abe’s Slight Left Turn
- 11 Abe’s Womenomics Policy
- 12 Corporate Governance Reforms under Abenomics
- 13 Abenomics and Japan’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- 14 Japanese Agricultural Reform under Abenomics
- 15 The Politics of Energy and Climate Change in Japan under the Abe Government
- Part V Foreign Policy
- Index
- References
15 - The Politics of Energy and Climate Change in Japan under the Abe Government
from Part IV - Third Arrow of Abenomics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2021
- The Political Economy of the Abe Government and Abenomics Reforms
- The Political Economy of the Abe Government and Abenomics Reforms
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Political Context
- Part III Macroeconomic Policy
- Part IV Third Arrow of Abenomics
- 10 Abe’s Slight Left Turn
- 11 Abe’s Womenomics Policy
- 12 Corporate Governance Reforms under Abenomics
- 13 Abenomics and Japan’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- 14 Japanese Agricultural Reform under Abenomics
- 15 The Politics of Energy and Climate Change in Japan under the Abe Government
- Part V Foreign Policy
- Index
- References
Summary
The March 11, 2011, Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami led to a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, leading many observers to predict a major transformation of Japanese energy policy. However, since the 2012 election of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan has restarted its nuclear reactors, weakened subsidies for renewable energy, and submitted emissions reduction goals under the Paris Agreement widely criticized as insufficient and reliant on accounting gimmicks. Under what we call Abenergynomics, Abe used energy policy as a tool to support the economic growth objectives of Abenomics, even when the associated policies were publicly unpopular, opposed by utility companies, or harmful to the environment. We show how Abenergynomics shaped Japanese policy toward nuclear power, electricity deregulation, renewable energy, and global climate change negotiations.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021