Japan should invest more in renewables and less in 'clean coal': Climate think-tank

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the short-term temptation to retrofit existing coal plants with pricey technologies with potentially low returns.

"It seems like Japan is pursuing technologies that are the easiest way for it to keep its coal plants operational for longer,

carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), refers to the capture of carbon emissions from fuel combustion, industrial processes or even directly from the atmosphere. This can then be reused as input for manufacturing, or stored underground. While CCUS has the potential of reducing emissions by 90 per cent, Japan has limited suitable CCUS sites and may run out of space in 10 years

Qn. Assess the view that attempts to control climate change can never be truly effective. (Cam. 2017)