Japan's megasolar projects: How government policy creates incentives for forced-labor risks in solar energy supply chains
Authors:
- Eijiro KakiharaEKEijiro Kakihara
- Peter DauvergnePDPeter Dauvergne
Open Access
- 7 July 2026
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Energy Policy
- Vol. 218
Abstract
No abstract availableFunding Information
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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