When NHK surveyed 100 major domestic companies about the government's policy to realize a carbon-free society by 2050, more than 60% of the companies answered that they could achieve it, and many companies were active. It shows the corresponding attitude.

From the 24th of last month to the 14th of this month, NHK conducted a questionnaire survey of 100 major domestic companies and received responses from all companies.



When asked about the government's goal of virtually zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050,


▽ "achievable" was 6 companies,


▽ "severe but achievable" was 57 companies, and


▽ " 11 companies answered that it is difficult to achieve, and more than 60% answered that they could achieve it.



Regarding the time to achieve the real zero target of each company , ▽


"until 2030" was 4 companies,


▽ "until 2040" was 6 companies, and


▽ "until 2050" was 57 companies, but


▽ "2050" There were 3 companies "after the year",


and 15 companies answered "I have not set a goal".



In addition, when asked in multiple answers about the impact of the progress of


decarbonization, ▽ "The need for technological innovation for decarbonization has increased" was the most common at 75 companies, and


▽ "When choosing a product" 52 companies said that "the number of consumers who are conscious of the environment has increased",


and 36 companies said that "the cost has increased by choosing energy and raw materials with low environmental load".



In the free description of the impact, there were comments that "increased costs for all environmental measures" and "increased need for information disclosure of climate-related risks", while "increased opportunities for decarbonization-related businesses" and "increased opportunities for decarbonization-related businesses" Some companies had a positive impact, such as "Attention was focused on their own decarbonization technology."



As the movement toward decarbonization is accelerating worldwide, many companies are willing to respond, but it can be seen that various changes and impacts are occurring in the business environment of companies.