Prime Minister Suga will attend the Climate Change Summit, which will be held online from the 22nd, hosted by the United States.

He wants to judge the summit as a milestone in the greenhouse gas reduction target for 2030, and the focus is on what kind of policy will be shown.

Climate Change Summit Biden President of the United States is organized, two days from 22 days, was held online, is scheduled leaders attend the Prime Minister Kan and China Xi Jinping Jintao et al countries.



In this, Prime Minister Suga is expected to explain his efforts toward the realization of a carbon-free society, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero as a whole by 2050.



In addition, the government is considering raising the current target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions toward 2030 by 26% compared to 2013, and Prime Minister Suga has decided on this summit. It shows the idea of ​​wanting to judge as a turning point.



There is also an opinion within the government that in order to lead the world in decarbonization, ambitious goals should be set and a policy should be set to reduce by about 45% compared to FY2013.



On the other hand, since the greenhouse gas reduction target will affect a wide range of fields in the future, the government has a policy of ascertaining the trends of the United States hosting the summit to the last minute, and what kind of policy will be shown? Is the focus.

Background of consideration of Japan's current goals

Japan's current medium-term goal is to "reduce by 26% by 2030 compared to 2013," which was set six years ago.



The following year, the government first announced its long-term goal of "80% reduction by 2050."



Under these circumstances, Prime Minister Suga announced in October last year that he would aim to realize a "decarbonized society" by saying, "We will reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero as a whole by 2050."



After that, he expressed his intention to review the medium-term goals to be consistent with the long-term goals, and the government will renew it by "COP26", a UN conference on global warming countermeasures scheduled to be held in the United Kingdom in November. We have begun studying with the aim of setting various goals.



Then, in the "Japan-US Climate Partnership" compiled at the Japan-US Summit Meeting held on April 17, Japan time, "Carbon Neutral", which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero as a whole by 2050, and In order to achieve the reduction target by 2030, which is consistent with it, it was decided to strengthen cooperation and take firm action by 2030.

The reduction targets required by each organization

Organizations calling for global warming countermeasures have made various proposals and opinions regarding the medium-term goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.



Of these, a council made up of 160 municipalities nationwide that has declared that "decarbonization" will be achieved by 2050 announced last month that it would set a greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 in a proposal addressed to the government. At least 45% or more. "



The "Climate Change Initiative" created by companies, local governments, NGOs, etc. that are actively working on climate change countermeasures has set a reduction target of "at least 45%, 50%, 55%" by 2030 after soliciting supporters. We call for strengthening to an ambitious level suitable for the role and responsibility of a developed country, which is comparable to that of Europe and the United States aiming for reduction. "



In addition, the "Japan Climate Leaders Partnership" created by companies aiming to realize a prompt decarbonized society has published a written opinion calling for the goal of "reducing 2030 by 50% or more compared to 2013". ..



The Japanese NGO "Climate Network", which works on environmental issues, says that "in 2030, it will be reduced by more than 60% compared to 2013" based on the results of a survey by an overseas joint analysis team that investigates climate change countermeasures in each country. I recommend that.



In addition, many members of the youth group who appeal for global warming countermeasures have asked for a "62% or more reduction" based on the same survey results.



On the other hand, six economic federations in western Japan, including the Kansai Economic Federation, said in a joint opinion last month (March), "The increase in greenhouse gas reduction targets by significantly accumulating renewable energy is electricity. It is certain that it will lead to a significant increase in costs and damage to Japan's industrial competitiveness, and should be strictly avoided. "