Prior to the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26, which begins at the end of this month, the UK Government has announced a concrete plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to virtually zero by 2050.
Prior to the opening of COP26 in Glasgow, England from the end of this month, the British government announced on the 19th a concrete plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to virtually zero by 2050.
According to this, it will support the spread of EV = electric vehicles through maintenance of charging stations and assistance in purchasing.
In addition, it will support the promotion of hydrogen-related technologies, which are expected to be the next-generation energy that does not emit greenhouse gases, and the development of fuel for aircraft that emits less.
And, in order to realize decarbonization of the electric power system by 2035, a new fund will be created to promote nuclear power generation.
It is estimated that such support will attract up to £ 90 billion in private investment by 2030 and more than JPY 14 trillion in Japanese yen, creating 440,000 new jobs.
Efforts to reduce reliance on fossil fuels such as oil and coal and increase the proportion of clean energy can protect consumers from rising global energy prices.
Prime Minister Johnson commented that "the efforts to support the Green Industrial Revolution are a model for other countries," and called on each country to strengthen its measures.