In the materials industry such as steel and chemicals, which use a large amount of coal, it is estimated that it will cost 24 trillion yen to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
The materials industry such as steel and chemicals is a core industry that accounts for 20% of the domestic production of the entire manufacturing industry, but a large amount of fossil fuel such as coal is used in the manufacturing process.
According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, it was found that each company would require a huge amount of capital investment and research and development to realize carbon neutrality that would reduce greenhouse gases to virtually zero by 2050, and the amount was estimated.
According to this, ▽ steel industry is 10 trillion yen, ▽ chemical industry is 7.4 trillion yen, ▽ cement is 4.2 trillion yen, ▽ paper industry is 2.4 trillion yen, and the material industry as a whole is 24 trillion yen. It has become.
For this reason, the government has set up a 2 trillion yen fund to support technological development for decarbonization.
Utilizing this fund, for example, we are supporting steel makers in research and development that uses hydrogen instead of coal, which emits carbon dioxide during steelmaking.
The government intends to consider expanding support such as adding a 2 trillion yen fund to support the decarbonization efforts of the materials industry.