Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama said that the EU-European Union has announced a policy to introduce measures to impose de facto tariffs on imports from countries with insufficient efforts to decarbonize. It has sex, "he said, and expressed his intention to call for careful consideration.

On the 14th of this month, the EU announced a policy to introduce "carbon border adjustment measures" that impose de facto tariffs on some imports from countries with insufficient efforts to decarbonize.



Regarding this, Minister Kajiyama said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting that "those that do not meet EU standards enter other markets at low prices, which in turn may increase greenhouse gases." It was.



He said, "Introducing such measures in the face of economic disparities between countries may disturb the world market," he said, and encouraged the EU to consider carefully.



In addition, the EU announced a policy to virtually ban the sale of new cars such as gasoline cars in 2035, said Minister Kajiyama, "For Japanese automakers, Europe is a market that accounts for about 10% of annual sales. We are exchanging information firmly with the manufacturers, and we will insist on what we should insist on. "