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Energy Net on 13 Jun 09Japan's plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 is expected to boost the nation's share of electricity from nuclear power to 44 percent from 31 percent now, a government estimate shows. The world's fifth-biggest greenhouse gas emitter has been under huge pressure from developing nations to opt for deep 2020 greenhouse gas reductions as part of a new global climate pact at the end of the year.