"Carbon pricing" that puts a price on carbon dioxide for decarbonization and asks companies to bear the cost.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has put together an interim arrangement to create a nationwide market where companies can trade emissions for introduction.
The government is considering the introduction of carbon pricing toward the realization of a carbon-free society in 2050.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has compiled an interim report on the ideal system.
Among these, enthusiastic companies will voluntarily set targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, and the government will confirm the results, and nationwide scale where companies can buy and sell carbon dioxide emissions. It includes creating a market.
Emissions trading in Japan is introduced by Tokyo and Saitama prefectures at the regional level, and there are many individual transactions between companies such as "J-credit", but it does not lead to active transactions. It was.
We will promote the use of the market by making it a nationwide market and publicizing the transaction price.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry wants to avoid the burden on companies due to carbon pricing and the decline in international competitiveness, and will work with the Ministry of the Environment to organize the system by the end of the year.