Towards the introduction of "carbon pricing," in which companies bear the cost according to the amount of carbon dioxide they emit, the government has introduced a new system that will allocate carbon allowances to some companies for a fee in the future. I have put together a draft system.
While aiming to achieve a "carbon neutral" environment in which greenhouse gas emissions are virtually zero by 2050, the government is focusing on a "carbon We have compiled a new system proposal for the introduction of pricing.
According to this, after securing a certain amount of preparation time for companies to work on it, they will consider allocating emission allowances to electric power companies for a fee in the future.
In addition to electric power companies, we will also issue a new “GX = Green Transformation Economic Transition Bond” to procure the necessary funds for renewable energy and storage batteries by having oil wholesalers bear a certain amount of expenses. We are going to allocate it to the financial resources for redemption.
The government will support private sector investment through the issuance of "GX Economic Transition Bonds" for decarbonization, and plans to realize over 150 trillion yen in public and private investment over the next 10 years. is a policy to present a new system proposal.