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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- President Bush visited Robinson Helicopter in Torrance. The company manufacturers helicopters annually than all of the other North American manufactures combined
(Link)
1/30/08
- The Second Major Economies Meeting (MEM) on energy security and climate change was held in Hawaii where 16 countries including Japan, China, US, and European countries discussed post-Kyoto strategies, covering long-term GHG emissions reduction goals, industry-specific measures, and means to verify each country's emission measurements
(Link)
1/29/08
- California Clean Car Discount Act was rejected by California Assembly members. The bill would impose one-time surcharges of up to $2,500 on gas guzzling vehicles and give rebates on low emitters
1/29/08
- President Bush delivered his last State of the Union Address, in which he pointed to recent economic downturns, the war in Iraq and environmental issues as the nation's main focus
(Link)
1/29/08
- Failure of a diesel generator at the San Onofre nuclear plant was probed by federal inspectors who uncovered falsified records and other violations on site. Southern California Edison is ordered to conduct staff training sessions by the end of January '08
1/15/08
- California, along with 16 other states, sued the federal government for rejecting state's stricter energy-efficiency standards
(Link)
1/3/08
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