Japan Shouldn’t Ditch Coal, PM Candidate Says

Japan should prioritize economic growth to renewables and will continue to need coal-fired electricity, a candidate to lead the ruling party and become the next prime minister said on Tuesday. “Japan will need coal-fired power plants,” Takayuki Kobayashi, who is one of the candidates to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said, as carried by Bloomberg. The remarks from Kobayashi, a former economic security minister, showed the strongest support for fossil fuels among the ruling party’s candidates for PM. Japan needs energy…