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Japan's Recent Environmental and Energy News |
METI = Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry
MOE = Ministry of the Environment
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the International Telecommunication Union will host a global conference in April, where Japan plans to suggest the adoption of its CO2 reducing telecommunication policies as a common policy for all nations
1/28/08
- The Japanese government plans to change NOx and PM reductions policies
(link in Japanese)
1/24/08
- MOE asks companies selling products with carbon-offset labels to receive certification from a third-party institution. The products will be in stores sometime this year
1/22/08
- The Council on Fiscal and Economic Policy regards Japan's strength in the environmental issues and energy-efficiency as a key factor in economic growth
(link)
1/17/08
- METI plans to enact a policy which requires new window panels to display one of four insulation efficiency levels. The measure will accelerate sales of eco-friendly windows
(Link)
1/13/08
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to establish a fund designed to help install environmentally-friendly technologies in Asia. By 2012, the fund is expected to accumulate an asset of around 100 billion yen
1/10/08
- The Ministry of the Environment plans to develop measures to combat current temperature increase after projecting an average increase of 4.7 Celsius during the 21st century over the previous century
1/8/08
- The Ministry of the Environment begins recruiting participants for the voluntary emissions trading in Japan
(link in Japanese)
1/7/08
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