Why Japan Can't Even Keep The Lights On
发布时间 2022-11-17 04:00:06 来源
摘要
Japan is one of the most developed countries in the world. In fact, you could even argue that they’re the most developed country in the world given that their demographics have shifted from growing to aging which is usually the last stage of the demographics transition model. But, despite this, Japan has been struggling to keep the lights. And this isn’t a one-time incident either, Japan has been facing an energy crisis for decades, and it's only gotten worse in recent history. Japan’s energy dependence can be traced back to shortly after WWII when the country first allowed imported oil to compete against in-house energy production. Given that imported oil was way cheaper, Japan’s energy dependence quickly skyrocketed to over 90%, and its been there ever since. At first, Japan tried to reduce this by embracing nuclear energy, but this ended up backfiring with the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. Since then, Japan has been trying to embrace hydrogen and that’s why their automakers are so insistent on using hydrogen cars over electric cars. Despite their efforts, it looks like it’s going to be a rough winter for Japan. This video explains Japan’s energy crisis and why they’re struggling to keep the lights on.
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0:00 - Blackouts
2:46 - Energy Dependence
6:31 - Nuclear
10:07 - A Hydrogen Future
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