The proportion of raw materials the world is reusing has fallen, researchers said on Tuesday.

Comment comes in the wake of country's decision to end nuclear power by 2022 and exit coal-fuelled power sources by 2038.

Their prices have increased strongly amid political moves to tighten supply.

The government will discuss how to loosen employment rules to facilitate short-term working hours.

Two-thirds of the group reported that mineral exploration and mining industries provide the raw materials required to transition to low carbon technologies.

Analysts say the government needs to procure more generating capacity fast.