If Tepco, gives up its goal to cut CO2 emissions per unit of electricity by 20% over 2008-2012, it could force other power firms make up the gap and help the country to meet its obligations under the Kyoto protocol.
Tepco has burned more fossil fuels than planned, increasing its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, to make up for lost capacity since the March earthquake and tsunami damaged two of its three nuclear plants.
The Japan power industry has set a goal to cut CO2 per kilowatt hour by 20% on average over the five years to March 2013, reports Reuters.
