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New Body “Study Group on Automobile Policies for Carbon Neutrality” to be Inaugurated

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March 5, 2021

Manufacturing, Information, and Distribution/Service Policy

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) will jointly inaugurate a new body called the “Study Group on Automobile Policies for Carbon Neutrality” in order to hold interviews with related industrial players for revising the action plans (in the automobile, storage battery and other industries) of the Green Growth Strategy. The group will hold its first meeting on March 8 (Mon.), 2021.

1. Purposes of the study group

In December 2020, METI, in collaboration with related ministries and agencies, formulated a “Green Growth Strategy Through Achieving Carbon Neutrality”, a policy presenting current challenges, future efforts and other issues for each of the 14 priority fields.

Against this backdrop, METI and MLIT inaugurated a Study Group on Automobile Policies for Carbon Neutrality in order to hold interviews with related industrial players for revising the action plans in the automobile, storage battery and other industries.

2. First meeting of the study group

The study group will hold its first meeting on March 8 (Mon.), 2021, from 16:30 to 17:30.

The meeting will be held online and will be open to the public. If you wish to view the meeting, click this link.

Note: Please note that the number of viewers may be limited and that some communication conditions may cause distortion of the image or temporary disruption of video streaming.

For members of the study group, see the Appendix.

Division in Charge

Automobile Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau

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