Major Japan railway now on renewable energy

Описание: (27 Apr 2022)

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Tokyo - 20 April 2022
1. Various of a train pulling out of Tamagawa Station
HEADLINE: Major Japan railway now on renewable energy
2. Various of people using their passes to enter/exit the ticket gate at Shibuya Station
ANNOTATION: Journeys for passengers at Tokyo's Shibuya station are a little more green.
ANNOTATION: Tokyu Railways' trains traveling through Shibuya and other stations have been running on power from renewable energy sources since April 1.
3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Yoshimasa Kitano, Assistant Manager, Tokyu Railways:
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"The electricity we use is now only generated from solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, biomass power stations and we are able to track where all the energy we receive comes from thanks to a certification system."
4. Tilt down of ticket gate at Shibuya Station
5. Mid of commuters passing through the ticket gate
6. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Yoshimasa Kitano, Assistant Manager, Tokyu Railways:
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"Not only the electricity used for running the trains, but also all the electricity being used at stations along our train lines has been replaced with renewable energy."
7. Commuters seen walking past a map of Shibuya and surrounding area
Annotation: Tokyu says the carbon dioxide reduction is equivalent to the annual average emissions of 56,000 Japanese households.
8. Close of Tokyu Railways's Shibuya Station marked on a map
9. Tokyu Railways train approaching Tamagawa Station
10. People getting off a train at Tamagawa Station
11. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Yoshimasa Kitano, Assistant Manager, Tokyu Railways:
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"We're sure that it will have a huge impact towards decarbonization for the city of Tokyo, where railways are the main means of transportation. We don't think of this as having achieved a goal. Rather, we regard this is a starting point."
12. Close of signs giving directions to Tokyu Railways train lines at Shibuya Station
ANNOTATION: Tokyu paid an undisclosed amount to Tokyo Electric Power Co., the utility behind the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, for certification
13. Mid of electronic board showing the train schedule at Shibuya Station
14. Top shot of commuters waiting as a train arrives at Shibuya Station
ANNOTATION: vouching for its use of renewables, even as Japan continues to use coal and other fossil fuels.
15. Security camera feeds at Tamagawa Station as people get off ad on a train
16. Mid of a train at Tamagawa Station
17. Train conductor getting ready for a train's departure from Tamagawa Station
18. Close of conductor monitoring her train's departure from Tamagawa Station
19. Mid of a Tokyu Railways train in operation
ANNOTATION: But such steps are crucial for Japan, the world's sixth-biggest emitter, to attain its goal of being carbon-neutral by 2050.
20. Tokyu Railways train pulling out of a station
STORYLINE:
Passengers enter and exit Shibuya station in Tokyo and now their journeys are a little more green.
Tokyu Railways' trains travelling through Shibuya and other stations are now running on power generated only by solar and other renewable sources, since April 1.  
That means the carbon dioxide emissions of Tokyu's extensive network of seven train lines and one tram service now stand at zero, with green energy being used at all its stations, including for vending machines, security camera screens and lighting.  
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