As the momentum for decarbonization is increasing worldwide, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama will strictly respond to export support for coal-fired power generation overseas in line with the strategy decided last year at a press conference after the cabinet meeting on the 30th. Reiterated the idea that is a government policy.
Among them, Minister Kajiyama said, "In the" Overseas Expansion Strategy "decided in December last year, from the perspective of responsibly tackling the effective decarbonization of the world, we will support the export of coal-fired power that is newly planned in the future. We have tightened it. "
On top of that, "It is the government's policy to respond according to this strategy, and there is no fact that we have begun to consider suspending all new projects. By deepening our involvement in the energy policy and climate change policy of the partner country, we will decarbonize. We will lead the realization of society. "
In addition, Minister Kajiyama said, "Not all countries can be converted into power sources that do not emit carbon dioxide in a single step," and expressed the idea that a more realistic discussion should be made on how to realize a decarbonized society. It was.