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Thousands join climate protest in Tokyo calling for '100% renewable energy' (mainichi.jp)

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TOKYO -- As the world witnessed record heat this summer and rain disasters become more frequent, thousands of people joined a climate protest event here on Sept. 18, calling for a society powered 100% by renewable energy with stricter climate policies and no nuclear power.

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[–] mx_smith@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You don’t need to sell your land to add wind turbines, in fact the land owner gets a good royalty payment from the energy supplier. I’ll bet there is something else keeping renewables lower in usage.