The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said at a council on the 19th that it is necessary to contribute to the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions in emerging countries in Asia toward the realization of a carbon-free society, with a trillion in loans from government-affiliated financial institutions. It has announced a policy of supplying yen-scale funds and supporting the participation of Japanese companies in Asia.
This was shown at a subcommittee of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Study Group of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry held on the 19th.
Among them, a person in charge of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said that while there are a series of movements to review financing and investment for fossil fuel development in Europe, many of the energy sources in emerging countries in Asia depend on coal and oil, and the conversion is made. I explained that I need to help.
On top of that, he announced a policy to support the participation of Japanese companies by supplying 1 trillion yen in funds for the decarbonization project in Asia through loans from the government-affiliated financial institution "Japan Bank for International Cooperation". It was.
Specifically, the conversion to thermal power generation using natural gas, which emits about half of coal, the business of introducing power generation using renewable energy, and the technology to recover carbon dioxide and contain it deep in the ground. We also envision cooperation in.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry aims to expand the technology of Japanese companies to Asia through its business and to increase its influence toward the creation of an international system for decarbonization by strengthening cooperation with each country. The policy is expected to be incorporated into the next basic energy plan.