With the aim of realizing a decarbonized society by 2050, the basic policy proposed by the government has been clarified.
It is said that a new organization will be created to manage the introduction of carbon pricing, in which companies will bear the cost according to the amount of carbon dioxide emissions.
In order to achieve both a stable supply of energy and the realization of a decarbonized society, the government has been discussing the maximum use of nuclear power generation and the introduction of carbon pricing, and the basic policy proposal for the future has been clarified. .
According to this, the newly created "GX Promotion Organization" will operate an "emissions trading market" that allows companies to buy and sell the amount of emissions that they have reduced. It is said that it will be responsible for collecting "levy" for selling companies.
On the other hand, regarding the use of nuclear power plants, safety is the top priority and restarts
will be promoted. With regard to the operating period, it is said that additional extensions will be permitted, excluding periods during which the nuclear power plant is suspended due to examinations, etc.
The initial budget proposal for next fiscal year will include about 500 billion yen for increasing the national fund to support technological development of companies related to decarbonization and research and development support for next-generation nuclear reactors.
The government will compile these basic policy proposals at a meeting to be held on the 22nd.