Tokyo Makes Solar Panels Mandatory for New Homes Built After 2025
Tokyo Makes Solar Panels Mandatory for New Homes
Built After 2025
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The Japanese capital local assembly passed a new
regulation which stated that all new houses in Tokyo built by large-scale
homebuilders after April 2025 must install solar power panels.
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The Japanese capital local assembly
passed a new regulation which stated that all new houses in
Tokyo built by large-scale homebuilders after April 2025 must
install solar power panels to cut household carbon emissions. Currently,
Japan stands at fifth spot in the world’s largest carbon
emitters list.
This new regulation for new built homes requires
about 50 major builders to equip homes of up to 2,000 square meters
(21,500 square feet) with renewable energy power sources, mainly solar panels.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike also noted that
just 4% of buildings where solar panels could be installed in the city have
them now. However, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government aims to halve
greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared with 2,000 levels.
Japan is the world’s fifth-largest carbon
emitter. The country has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
However, it faces difficulty as Japan has relied heavily on coal-burning
thermal power after most of its nuclear reactors were in the wake of the 2011
Fukushima disaster.