Green Growth Strategy Through Achieving Carbon Neutrality in 2050

Outline

In October 2020, Japan declared that it aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Carbon neutrality by 2050 cannot be realized through ordinary efforts. It is necessary to significantly accelerate efforts toward structural changes in the energy and industrial sectors, and undertake bold investment for innovation.

Against this backdrop, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, in collaboration with other ministries and agencies, formulated the “Green Growth Strategy through Achieving Carbon Neutrality in 2050”.

The strategy specifies 14 promising fields that are expected to grow, and provides them with action plans from the viewpoints of both industrial and energy policies. Japan upholds an ambitious goal while showing realistic pathways toward it wherever possible. The strategy directs all available policies to supporting positive efforts by companies toward this goal.

• 01_Offshore wind pwr. Solar, heat energy (PDF:302KB)
• 02_Hydrogen, Fuel Ammonia(PDF:237KB)
• 03_Next generation heat energy(PDF:334KB)
• 04_Nuclear power(PDF:456KB)
• 05_Automobile, Storage batteries(PDF:225KB)
• 06_Semiconductors Info/Com.(PDF:258KB)
• 07_Shipping(PDF:187KB)
• 08_Logistics, people flow, Civil eng.(PDF:226KB)
• 09_Food, Agri. fishery, forestry(PDF:265KB)
• 10_Aircraft(PDF:224KB)
• 11_Carbon Recycling, Materials(PDF:261KB)
• 12_Housing/Building Next gen. electric power management(PDF:310KB)
• 13_Resource circulation(PDF:275KB)
• 14_Lifestyle related(PDF:228KB)

Policy tools to support positive efforts by companies

• 1_Budget (PDF:129KB)
• 2_Taxation(PDF:129KB)
• 3_Finance(PDF:129KB)
• 4_Regulatory reform, Standardization(PDF:129KB)
• 5_International collaboration(PDF:158KB)
• 6_Promotion of efforts at universities(PDF:128KB)
• 7_Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan(PDF:168KB)
• 8_Youth Working Group(PDF:220KB)

Materials

• Green Growth Strategy Through Achieving Carbon Neutrality in 2050 (full text)
• Green Growth Strategy Through Achieving Carbon Neutrality in 2050 (PR material) (PDF:1,386KB)

Press Releases

Division in Charge

Carbon Neutral Action Plan Promotion Office, Environmental Policy Division, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau