“Achieving our next emissions reduction goals will require not only existing efforts, but innovative solutions that lead to deeper cuts in emissions,” Keiichiro Asao, the environment minister, said in a press conference. “We believe that these targets are very ambitious.”
Japan will aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions 60% by 2035 from 2013 levels under a revised climate target, a policy seen as falling short of action required to meet Paris Agreement goals.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s cabinet has approved the new strategy and submitted it to the United Nations, the environment ministry said Tuesday. The world’s fifth-biggest carbon dioxide polluter has an existing target to reduce emissions by 46% by 2030.
