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Re:G20 nations triple coal power subsidies despite climate c... by SECProto on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @11:46AM (#20275381)
In the case of Japan, it's because they don't want to restart any nuclear plants post-fukushima. Similar to Germany coal usage increasing as they phased out nuclear plants. This is the most important reason for these two countries.
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Re:G20 nations triple coal power subsidies despite climate c... by cygx on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @12:16PM (#20275711)
The increase in Germany was only temporary, though.

We hit a low point in '09, and a high point in '13 (but still below levels of '07). Coal usage has gone down ever since, and we're currently at a new low.

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Re:G20 nations triple coal power subsidies despite climate c... by SECProto on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @01:15PM (#20276475)
Thanks! I wasn't sure on the details.

Germany also has (or at least had) huge incentives for renewable energy production, so it wasn't meant as a critique. Just wanted to note one source of increase that OP hadn't mentioned

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