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Overview
Among the Japanese government’s efforts on climate change, METI will focus its efforts on innovative technologies and financial investments for the decarbonization of all sectors.
Latest Information
Interim Report of the Clean Energy Strategy
has been compiled by METI in May 2022.
Special Contents
Individual Measures
- Green Innovation Fund
- Voluntary approaches on the environment
- International Contributions
- Visualization of the Carbon Footprint
- Technology for Carbon Neutral
- Trends in information disclosure related to climate change (TCFD)
- Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC)
Press Releases
METI Official's Meetings / International Conferences
- 7th CEFIA Government-Private Forum Held - First CEFIA Forum in Japan - (February 14, 2025)
- The Sixth International Conference on Carbon Recycling Held (October 11, 2024)
- Clean Energy Public-Private Roundtable Held in the United States (September 25, 2024)
- 6th CEFIA Government-Private Forum Held (July 24, 2024)
- Minister Saito Attends G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment (May 1, 2024)
- METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yoshida Attends the 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (December 8, 2023)
- Workshop on CCU / carbon recycling technologies Held (November 20, 2023)
- METI Minister Nishimura Attends IEA Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Summit (September 29, 2023)
- The 3rd Asia Green Growth Partnership Ministerial Meeting Held (September 27, 2023)
- Sixth Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting Held (September 25, 2023)
- 5th CEFIA Government-Private Forum Held (August 25, 2023)
- METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Nagamine Attends the G20 Environment and Climate Ministers' Meeting (July 31, 2023)
- 4th CEFIA Government-Private Forum Held (February 16, 2023)
- Joint Statement Released by Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate (January 20, 2023)
- State Minister Nakatani Attends the Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF) (September 26, 2022)
- Locations Chosen for the Trade Ministers' Meeting, the Digital and Technology Ministers' Meeting, and the Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministers' Meeting to Be Held in Connection with the G7 Hiroshima Summit (September 16, 2022)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Nagamine Attends the G20 Joint Environment and Climate Ministerial Meeting (September 15, 2022)
- The Trade Ministers' Meeting, the Digital and Technology Ministers' Meeting, and the Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministers' Meeting to Be Held in Connection with the G7 Hiroshima Summit (August 30, 2022)
- 3rd CEFIA Government-Private Forum Held (February 24, 2022)
TOKYO GX WEEK (Previously "Beyond-Zero" Week)
- GGX Finance Summit 2024 Held (October 23, 2024)
- RD20 Tokyo Symposium 2024 Held (October 11, 2024)
- LNG Producer-Consumer Conference 2024 Held (October 7, 2024)
- Tokyo GX Week to Start (September 20, 2024)
- The Fourth Asia CCUS Network Forum Held (August 16, 2024)
- Tokyo GX Week Held (October 16, 2023)
- GGX x TCFD Summit 2023 Held (October 11, 2023)
- Leaders Session of the 5th RD20 Conference Held (October 6, 2023)
- The Fifth International Conference on Carbon Recycling Held (September 28, 2023)
- 10th Annual Meeting of the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF) Held (October 6, 2023)
- Third International Conference on Fuel Ammonia Held (October 4, 2023)
- Minister Nishimura Participated in the Tokyo GX Roundtable (October 4, 2023)
- The Third Asia CCUS Network Forum Held (September 28, 2023)
- Plenary Session of Tokyo GX Week 2023 Held (September 27, 2023)
- METI to Hold Tokyo GX Week (August 04, 2023)
- Tokyo GX Week Held (October 26, 2022)
- First Global GX Conference (GGX) Held (October 14, 2022)
- Leaders Session of the 4th RD20 Conference Held (October 7, 2022)
- TCFD Summit 2022 Held (October 11, 2022)
- 9th Annual Meeting of the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF) 2022 Held (October 7, 2022)
- 4th International Conference on Carbon Recycling Held (September 27, 2022)
- Tokyo GX Week to Be Held (August 1, 2022)
Transition Finance
- Paper Titled "Addressing the Challenges of Financed Emissions" Compiled (October 2, 2023)
- Formulation of the Transition Finance Follow-up Guidance (June 16, 2023)
- METI Compiles Technology Roadmap for Transition Finance in the Automobile Sector toward the Transition to Decarbonization (March 30, 2023)
- Minister Nishimura Receives a Courtesy Call from Mr. Emmanuel Faber, Chair of the ISSB, IFRS Foundation (March 1, 2023)
- Paper Released on Creating an Enabling Environment to Scale-up Transition Financing to Accelerate Decarbonization of Hard-to-Abate Sectors (February 21, 2023)
- Technology Roadmap Formulated for Transition Finance toward Decarbonization in the Cement and Paper/Pulp Sectors (March 24, 2022)
- Model Example in the Iron and Steel Sector Selected for the Transition Finance Model Projects (January 20, 2022)
- Technology Roadmap Formulated for Transition Finance toward Decarbonization in the Chemical Sector (December 10, 2021)
- Technology Roadmap Formulated for Transition Finance toward Decarbonization in the Iron and Steel Sector (October 27, 2021)
Green Innovation Strategy /Green Innovation Fund Projects
- Embedded Formwork Using Concrete Made with Fixated CO2 Achieving Negative Costs to Undergo Trial Construction at Construction Site Managed by MLIT (September 6, 2022)
- R&D and Social Implementation Plan Formulated for Automobile-related Projects (March 14, 2022)
- Call for Applicants Starts for Automobile-Related Projects (March 14, 2022)
- R&D and Social Implementation Plan Formulated for "Development of Technology for Producing Fuel Using CO2, etc." Projects (January 20, 2022)
- Call for Applicants Starts for "Development of Technology for Producing Fuel Using CO2, etc." Projects (January 20, 2022)
- R&D and Social Implementation Plan Formulated for "Development of Technology for CO2 Separation, Capture, etc." Projects (January 20, 2022)
- Call for Applicants Starts for "Development of Technology for CO2 Separation, Capture, etc." Projects (January 20, 2022)
- R&D and Social Implementation Plan Formulated for "Next-Generation Storage Battery and Motor Development" Projects (November 11, 2021)
- Call for Applicants Starts for "Next-Generation Storage Battery and Motor Development" Projects (November 11, 2021)
- Call for Applicants Starts for "Next-Generation Digital Infrastructure Construction" Projects (October 19, 2021)
- R&D and Social Implementation Plan Formulated for "Next-Generation Digital Infrastructure Construction" Projects (October 19, 2021)
Others
- Cabinet Decision on the Bill for the Act for Partially Amending the Act on the Promoting Transition to the Decarbonized Growth Economic Structure and the Act on the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources (February 25, 2025)
- Standards for Support Related to Financial Assistance by the GX Acceleration Agency Formulated (August 13, 2024)
- From FY2024, 179 Companies Newly Participate in the GX League, Bringing the Total Number of Participants to 747 (March 27, 2024)
- GX Dashboard on the GX League Official Website Opens and Emission Reduction Targets and Other Information by Participating Companies Published (January 16, 2024)
- “Sector-specific Investment Strategies” Compiled as Effort for Specifying Investment Promotion Measures for the Realization of GX (December 22, 2023)
- Future Directions Compiled for Social Implementation and Industrialization of Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs) Required for Achievement of Carbon Neutrality (CN) by 2050 (June 28, 2023)
- “Carbon Footprints Practical Guide” Prepared (May 26, 2023)
- “Carbon Footprint Report” and “Carbon Footprint Guidelines” Compiled (March 31, 2023)
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to Release Synthesis Report of Sixth Assessment Report (March 22, 2023)
- Minister Nishimura Attends GX League Symposium 2023 (February 14, 2023)
- Cabinet Decision on the Basic Policy for the Realization of GX (February 10, 2023)
- Name and Date Decided for the 2023 G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment (October 21, 2022)
- Meeting of the Study Group on Product Carbon Footprint Calculations and Verification for Supply Chain-Wide Carbon Neutrality to Be Held (September 20, 2022)
- Additional Call for Endorsing Companies Starts for the GX League Basic Concept (September 1, 2022)
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to Release Working Group III Contribution to Sixth Assessment Report (April 4, 2022)
- Making Progress toward Social Transformation and New Market Creation for Carbon Neutrality with the 440 Companies Endorsing the GX League! (April 1, 2022)
- GX League Basic Concept Announced, Call for Endorsing Companies Starts (February 1, 2022)
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Environmental Policy Division, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau
Tel: +81-3-3501-1679
Last updated:2025-02-25