The US government announced on the 9th that it will launch a new financial support framework in collaboration with major companies to promote decarbonization in developing countries.
This was announced at the venue of "COP27" being held in Egypt on the 9th by Kerry, the special envoy in charge of climate change issues in the United States.
According to the announcement, in the new framework, companies will pay the necessary amount in the form of purchasing emissions reductions that cannot be reduced by current efforts, and the funds collected will be used to abolish coal-fired power plants in developing countries, It is intended to be used for the introduction of renewable energy.
Participation is strictly limited to companies that have declared a goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest.
According to the US government, major IT companies such as Microsoft and British banks have shown their willingness to participate, aiming for operation by around 2030.
"Words cannot describe the urgency of climate action, so we are here to overcome the crisis," Kerry said.
Some international organizations estimate that it will be necessary to triple investment in renewable energy by 2030 in order to limit the increase in global average temperature to 1.5 degrees. It seems that the focus will be on whether we can increase the number of participating companies from all over the world.
Japan selected for Environmental NGO "Fossil Award"
Along with the United Nations conference "COP27" to discuss climate change countermeasures, an international environmental NGO announced that it had chosen Japan for the "Fossil Prize", which selects countries that are negative about climate change countermeasures.
The "Fossil Award" is selected every day during the period by the international environmental NGO group "Climate Action Network" according to the theme of the day's meeting at the COP, which is determined to be passive about climate change measures. , On the 9th, whose theme was "funds," he announced that he had chosen Japan.
As for the reasons for choosing Japan, the NGO group said, "Japan invests a lot of public funds in oil and coal. The flow of funds in Japan is going in the wrong direction."
Japan was also selected for the Fossil Prize last year, and Michiyo Tsuchida, a member of a Japanese environmental NGO, said, "Japan ranks fifth in the world in greenhouse gas emissions, and Prime Minister Kishida should have come to the COP. I want the Japanese government to realize that the problem of climate change is threatening the lives and lives of many people."
A Japanese government official said, "Evaluation has also been obtained from various countries."
Regarding the fact that an international environmental NGO has chosen the "Fossil Prize" as a country that is reluctant to take measures against climate change, a Japanese government official said, "I am aware that Japan has won the award, but the government does not support the efforts of a private organization. I will refrain from commenting on individual activities."
He added, "The Japanese government is earnestly working on the climate change field, and I feel that it has been highly evaluated by various countries. At COP27, while communicating Japan's efforts, we will also discuss the results of 'loss and damage' caused by the adverse effects of climate change." I want to put out," he said.