Energy & Science

Japan’s Koizumi Promises to Strengthen Country’s Emissions Goal

Emissions rise from stacks in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture.Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Japan is preparing to strengthen its emissions goals as part of its commitment to the 2015 Paris Agreement, Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said during a virtual international climate conference he chaired Thursday.

In one of the biggest climate-related gathering of world leaders since the so-called COP25 meeting in December, Koizumi also urged officials to use coronavirus-related stimulus programs to set their economies on a more environmentally sustainable path. Decarbonization and decentralization are among steps key for a post-pandemic recovery, he said at the forum.