Press Release

October 22, 2021
  • Global Environment

Regarding the Cabinet's Approval of the National Government Action Plan

The Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) today, October 22, announced that the Cabinet has approved the National Government Action Plan as well as the Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures. MOEJ also announced that the Global Warming Prevention Headquarters on the same day held a meeting to decide on the implementation guidelines, which show the specific and detailed measures to be taken for the effective implementation of the National Government Action Plan.

In the National Government Action Plan, the government set the target of reducing its total greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by the fiscal year 2030 from its fiscal year 2013 levels. To this end, the government will foster measures including those to promote solar power generation, make newly constructed buildings net zero energy buildings (ZEBs), electrify the official vehicles, introduce more LED lighting and procure electricity generated from renewable energy sources.

Also, for the draft of the National Government Action Plan, the government called for public comments from September 3 to October 4, 2021, as described below:

  1. Subject of the call for public comments

    The Draft National Government Action Plan

  2. Period for soliciting opinions

    September 3 to October 4, 2021

3. Number of comments

49

For details, please refer to Reference Material 4.

Based on Article 20 of the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures (Act No. 117 of 1998), the national government is required to formulate the National Government Action Plan, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to maintain and improve greenhouse gas absorption with regard to its own administration and undertakings, in line with the Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures.

Reference materials (in Japanese):

[Reference 1] The National Government Action Plan

[Reference 2] Outline of the National Government Action Plan

[Reference 3] Implementation guidelines for the National Government Action Plan

[Reference 4] Results of the call for public comments on the National Government Action Plan (Draft)

To access the reference materials (in Japanese), please visit the following website:

https://www.env.go.jp/press/110088.html

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