Environment Minister Koizumi's appeal for measures against global warming in NY September 23, 7:21
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Minister Koizumi, visiting New York, attended a global warming countermeasure event and gave a speech, emphasizing the importance of coordinating measures between the government and local governments.
At the United Nations headquarters in New York, USA, a related event was held in front of the Global Warming Countermeasures Summit, attended by leaders from various countries, and Minister Koizumi spoke in English in front of about 200 people.
Among them, Minister Koizumi said, “In Japan, cities such as Tokyo and Kyoto have a goal to zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050,” and are actively promoting efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. It appealed.
In addition, he said, “The role of the government is very important to promote decarbonization. I would like to continue to support it in the future,” and emphasized the importance of the nation's cooperation with local governments.
The speech was about 3 minutes, and after the end, the minister said, “I think it was made of nature.”
Some have pointed out that Japan's attitude is insufficient when it comes to global warming countermeasures, and Mr. Koizumi is paying attention to how far concrete action can be shown to the world at the first international conference after taking office.
Severe voices in Japan
With regard to global warming countermeasures, European countries and Canada have announced a policy to abolish coal-fired power plants that emit carbon dioxide, while new establishments and expansions are being promoted in Japan, and strict attention is being drawn from the world. .
A 16-year-old girl from Morocco said, “It ’s very disappointing that Japan is still doing a lot of coal-fired power generation. I want to move to renewable energy early and lead other Asian countries.” I was talking.
In addition, a man from England said, “Every country in the world, including Japan, must do more.”