"And what about countries that have not pushed renewables at extraordinary expense? **Japan is the foremost example: in the year 2000 about 83 percent of its primary energy came from fossil fuels; in 2019 that share (due to the post-Fukushima loss of nuclear generation and the need for higher fuel imports) was 90 percent!"** ([Location 942](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=942)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[fossil-fuels]], [[energy-consumption]], [[renewable-electricity]], [[nuclear-energy]] **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]