Japan’s Feed-in Tariff Kicks off Explosive Renewables Growth (Video Report)

Juan Cole 06/18/2013

This video report argues that Japan’s introduction of feed-in tariffs has given a huge boost to its renewable energy market, and that India should follow suit. Infographic on feed-in tariffs, which are explained at this UK government site:

India’s ANI multimedia reports:

Japan’s growth in renewables has attracted have a billion dollars in investment recently from Goldman Sachs.

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Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan and an adjunct professor, Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University. He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page