Japan has started! Moving forward with full-scale clean energy, beginning with the city of Tokyo.
Tokyo, the world’s largest capital, has launched a new environmental policy requiring all newly built single-family homes to install solar panels, with the main aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, starting from April 68.
The world’s most populous city, “Tokyo”, has a total population of 14.18 million people. Of course, with a large population comes a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions. On average, Tokyo residents emit 8.6 tons of carbon dioxide per person per year.
However, according to the recommendations of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), the amount of carbon emissions per person should not exceed 2.3 tons per year for the carbon reduction target, which is considered a great challenge for “Tokyo” for the carbon reduction target.
That’s why Tokyo, Japan, has introduced new regulations requiring all newly built single-family homes to install solar panels to reduce electricity use from coal, a major contributor to carbon dioxide emissions.
But currently, only 4% of buildings in Tokyo have solar panels installed. The new regulations are expected to increase the use of renewable or clean energy. In addition to helping Tokyo reduce carbon emissions, it will also save people money on electricity bills.
How will the new regulations help transform the city of Tokyo?
Of course, the main purpose of installing solar panels this time is to reduce carbon emissions and increase the use of renewable or clean energy. But what the people of Tokyo will benefit from is a reduction in electricity costs and an increase in income from selling electricity.
The cost of installing a 4-kilowatt solar panel in Japan is around 980,000 yen, or about 216,500 baht. Despite the high price, the Tokyo government estimates that homeowners will be able to recoup their investment within 10 years.
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