Eric Watkins
Senior Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, May 2 -- Petroleum's share of Japan's primary energy requirements is expected to drop from 47% in 2004 to 37% by 2030, according to the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ).
In place of petroleum, the report said, use of low-carbon fuel will increase. Nuclear power's share will increase from 11% to 20% in the forecast period, and the natural gas share will rise from 14% to 18%.
By 2030, the IEEJ report said, carbon dioxide emissions will drop 14% from the 2004 peak. The emission level for 2030 will be lower than the 1990 level, while the level for 2010 is expected to be 8.5% higher than 1990.
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