Koizumi Environment Minister Departure for COP25 10th Ministerial Meeting December 9th 17:06

Minister Koizumi departed for Spain on the 9th to attend the United Nations Conference on Global Warming “COP25”.

The COP25 held in Madrid, Spain, is scheduled to start a ministerial meeting from the 10th, and Minister Koizumi left Haneda Airport on the afternoon of the 9th.

On the departure, Minister Koizumi said, “I think we will be under severe criticism over the use of coal-fired power generation, but there are many things Japan is working on. .

At COP25, Minister Koizumi has reduced greenhouse gas emissions for the fifth consecutive year until last year, and 27 local governments such as Yokohama and Tokyo have "to make carbon dioxide emissions virtually zero by 2050." It is decided to appeal what has been expressed.

Also, COP is calling on countries to raise their greenhouse gas reduction targets for the Paris Agreement, an international framework for global warming countermeasures that will begin next year, and how Japan will respond. It will be noted.