Transcript スライド 1 - UMD Center for International Policy Exchanges

The Innovation for Green Economy and Society
－ Green Innovation Japan－
June 13, 2009
Director, Policy Coordination/Evaluation and
Public Relations Division, Government of Japan
Hidetoshi KIMURA
Contents
I Japan’s Policy to Establish Sustainable Society
Comprehensive measures that integrate the three aspects of
sustainable society
Legislative frame work of environmental protection
The third basic environment plan
The second fundamental plan for establishing a sound material
cycle society
 The Kyoto target achievement plan
The third national biodiversity strategy
II The Innovation for Green Economy and Society
Process of making “Green Innovation Japan”
Outline of “Green Innovation Japan”
Policy package to address economic crisis
Amount of the national budget and tax reform to go towards
environmental presentation matters in FY2009
Future development strategy
Growth initiative towards doubling the size of Asia’s economy
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I Japan’s Policy to Establish
Sustainable Society
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Comprehensive measures that integrate the three aspects
of sustainable society
Climate change and energy/ resources
A Sustainable Society
Reduce GHG drastically
A Low-Carbon Society
Climate change
and ecosystems
Cyclical use of resources
through the 3Rs
Coexist in harmony with the Earth’s
ecosystems and realize an economic
society with enjoying sustainable
growth and economic development
A Sound Material-Cycle
Society
Ecosystems and the
environmental loads
A Society in Harmony with Nature
Enjoy and pass on nature’s blessings
From “Becoming a Leading Environmental Nation in the 21th
Century” (June 30, 2007: Cabinet Decision)
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Legislative Framework of Environmental Protection
Fundamental Environmental Law
(1993~)
(1st 1994~ /2nd 2000~/
3rd 2006)
Basic Environmental Plan
Fundamental Law for
Establishing a Sound
Material-Cycle Society
(2000~)
Fundamental Plan for
Establishing A Sound
Material-Cycle Society
Waste
Management
and Public
Cleansing Law
(1970~)
Law for
Promotion of
Effective
Utilization of
Resources
(1991~)
Law for Recycling of Container
and Packaging, Home Appliances,
Construction materials, Food
Waste, End-of -life Vehicles
Law Concerning the
Promotion of the
Measures to Cope with
Global Warming
(1998~)
Kyoto Protocol
Target
Achievement Plan
Basic Law Concerning
Biodiversity
(2000~)
National Biodiversity
Strategies
•Nature Conservation
Law (1972~)
•Natural Park Law
(1957~)
•Wildlife Protection and
Proper Hunting Law
•Invasive Alien Species
Law (2004~)
•Law for the Promotion
of Nature Restoration
•Low for the Promotion
of Eco-tourism etc.
Other
Environmental
Regulation Laws
(i.e.)
•Air Pollution
Control Law(1968~)
•Water Pollution
Control Law(1970~)
•Chemical
Substances Control
Law(1973~)
•Law Concerning
the Rational Use of
Energy (1979~)
etc.
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The structure of the third basic environment plan
Current environmental status and directions
for environmental policy development
①Integrated improvements of the environment,
economy and society
②Formation of sustainable national land and
nature
③Enrichment of R&D and measures considering
uncertainly
④The new role of national and local governments
and citizens, and the promotion of their
participation and collaboration
(April 17, 2006 Cabinet
decision)
Specific implementation of environmental
policies in the present quarter century
①Efforts for global warming issues
②Efforts to establish a sound material cycle
society
③Efforts to secure a good air environment in
urban areas
④Efforts to secure an environmentally sound
water cycle
⑤Efforts to reduce environmental risks from
chemical substances
⑤Strengthening of efforts with international
strategies
⑥Efforts for the conservation of biodiversity
⑥Formation of policy measures from a long-term
perspective
⑦Building a system where values of the
environment are activity evaluated in the market
(i.e. Emission trading system, carbon offset)
⑧Promotion of fostering human resources and
communities for environmental conservation
Effective implementation of the plan
Strengthening environmental consideration and
coordination by each entity Monitoring the Plan’s
progress by numeric indicators, etc
⑨Improvement of infrastructure such as science
and technology, environmental information and
policy method with a long-term perspective
⑩Contribution for the formulation of international
frameworks and rules
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Overview of the 2nd Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material Cycle Society
(March 28, 2008 Cabinet decision)
Current situation and Issues
 All three indicators; “resource productivity”, “cyclonical use rate”
and “final disposal amount” improves towards year 2010 targets
set by the 1st fundamental plan and are expected to achieve the
targets. However, reduction of household waste progresses rather
slowly.
 Need to respond to global environmental issues such as
worldwide resource limitation as well as global warming
Thus, it is necessary to further develop sound material cycle
societies both domestically and internationally by implementing
the 3Rs thoroughly
Mid-to-long term image of SMS
 Realize “Sustainable Society” by integrating with activities
to realize “low carbon society” and “nature harmonious
society”
 Realize “Stock-based Society” by stocking and utilizing goods
to achieve wealthy society
Regionally-characteristic SMS(Spheres of sound material cycle) ,
Lifestyle along the concept of Mottainai, Collaboration and
partnership between stakeholders, and dissemination of the 3Rs into
economic activities including manufacturing
Activities of stakeholders
○Partnership and Collaboration
Mutual collaboration of every stakeholders to establish sound material cycle
society
○Businesses
○Citizens
・ Prevention
of
illegal
dumping
and
・Campaign of life style change such implementation of the 3Rs
as “my chopsticks” and “my bag” ・ Advanced waste management, interindustrial collaboration
○NGO/NPO and Universities
and others
○Local governments
・Interface of collaboration and partnership
・ Accumulation of knowledge and reliable・Partnership with stakeholders and
implementation of nation-wide activities
information
○National government
・Partnership among stakeholders and implementation of nation-wide activities
① Integrated efforts with low carbon and nature-harmonious society （ waste power
generation and biomass utilization）、
②Establishment of “spheres of sound material cycle”, ③National campaign on the 3Rs, ④
Promotion of sound material cycle business through various measures such as green
purchasing, ⑤Development of 3R mechanisms focusing on reduction, ⑥Advanced 3R
technology and system, ⑦Information gathering and development of human resources,
⑧Establishment of international sound material cycle society based on action plan to
promote global zero waste societies, East Asia vision of sound material cycle society, or
improving resource productivity
Indicators and targets
【1 Material Flow–based Indicators】
(1) Numerical target setting（FY 2015）
① 「Input」：Resource Productivity → 420 thousand yen/ton
（60% increase from FY2000）
② 「Recycle」：Cyclical use Rate → about 14-15%
（40-50% increase from FY 2000）
③ 「Output」：Final Disposal Amount → about 23 million tons
（about 60% reduction from FY2000）
【2
Indices related to effort】
（a）Waste generation per capita per
day
（b）Household generation per capita
per day
（c）Generation of commercial waste
(1) Numerical target setting
① Reduction of municipal solid waste
② Reduction of final disposal of industrial waste
→ About 60% reduction from FY 2000
③ Changes in awareness and actions of citizens
→ awareness: about 90%
actions: about 50%
④ Promotion of Sound Material Cycle Businesses
→ Double the market for Sound Material Cycle businesses
from FY 2000
(2) Setting supplementary indicators such as indicators on
Collaboration with the action for low carbon society
(2) Indicators to monitor progress of stakeholders efforts such as
(3) Setting indicators to monitor progress such as “Hidden
“refuse rate of plastic bag” and “ranking of municipalities active in the
flow and TMR” to promote awareness on global environmental
3Rs”
problems
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Material Flow Indicators: Indices to set a target
Resource productivity (Million yen / ton)
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Resource productivity &
The cyclical use rate
●The target for 30%
improvement in FY 2005
●Target in the
previous plan
●Result in 60%
improvement in 15 years
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Resource productivity
(Million yen / ton)
25
20
30%
increase
(14～15） 15
（33）
（26）
(14）
(12.2）
20
(10）
15
10
●The target for 20%
improvement in FY 2005
The cyclical use rate (%)
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The 2nd Plan
（42）
（37）
35
30
25
5
The cyclical use rate (%)
50
5
0
0
'90
'95
'00
'05
'10
'15
In FY 2000 → In FY 2015
・Resource productivity
26 million yen per ton →
42 million yen per ton
( about 60% improvement )
・ The cyclical use rate
10% → 14～15%
( about 40~50%
improvement )
・The Final disposal
5.700 million ton →
2.300 million ton
( 60% reduction )
Fiscal year
The final disposal
amount
The base
year
109.09 M tons
●World-class results
in reducing the final
disposal amount
57.10 M tons
The target
year in the
previous
plan
Current
situation
-70%
The target
year in the
new plan
●Target in the
previous plan
Approx.
23 M tons
32.41 M tons
-30%
Approx.28 M tons
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
The 1st Plan
In FY 2000 → In FY 2010
・Resource productivity
26 million yen per ton →
37 million yen per ton
( about 40% improvement )
・ The cyclical use rate
10% → 14%
( about 40% improvement )
・The Final disposal
5.700 million ton →
2.800 million ton
( 50% reduction )
●Aiming to reduce by
another 30%, compared
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to the current level
The Aims of the Kyoto Target Achievement Plan
(April 28, 2005 Cabinet decision)
1.
2.
Ensure achievement of 6% reduction commitment under
the Protocol
Steady implementation of a continuous as well as longterm GHG emissions reduction on a global scale
21st Century is a century of the environment.
Climate change is a common issue to all human
beings.
The government of Japan, as one of the most advanced
countries across the globe in implementing measures
on climate change, is aspired to take a leading role in
the international community.
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The Framework of the Kyoto Target Achievement Plan
Measures and Policies for Achieving Targets
1. Measures and Policies relating to Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Reduction, Removal, etc.
(1) Measures and Policies relating to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
[Examples of Primary Additional Measures]
 Promotion of voluntary action plans
 Increased energy-saving performance of houses and buildings
 Improvement of energy efficiency of equipment that meets Top-runner
Standards, etc.
 Ensuring thorough energy management at factories and offices, etc.
 Improvement of automobile fuel efficiency
 Promotion of emissions reduction measures amongst small and medium-sized
enterprise
 Measures for the agriculture, forestry and fisheries, water and sewage, traffic
flow, etc.
 Measures for urban greening, waste, and Three Fluorinated Gases (HFCs,
PFCs and SF6), etc.
 Promotion introduction of new energy sources
(2) Greenhouse Gas Sink Measures
 Forest management such as tree thinning, promotion of the “Beautiful Forest
Building National Campaign”
2. Cross-sector Policies
 Systems for Calculation, Reporting and Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
 Development of national campaigns
Issues needing to be addressed promptly
 Domestic Emissions Trading System
 Environment tax
 Departure from late-night work and lifestyles
 Introduction of daylight savings
Targets of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals
CO2 from Energy
Emissions Targets for 2010*
Base Year
Million tons of
Total Emissions
CO2
Comparison
1,076~1,089 +1.3%~+2.3%
Industry
424~428
-4.6%~-4.3%
Commercial and Other
208~210
+3.4%~+3.6%
Residential
138~141
+0.9%~+1.1%
Transportation
240~243
+1.8%~+2.0%
Energy Conversion
66
-0.1%
CO2 from non-Energy, CH4, N2O
132
-1.5%
31
-1.6%
HFCs, PFCs SF6
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1,239~1,252
-1.8%~-0.8%
(*) As a target guide for emissions, a maximum predicted effect and a
minimum predicted effect for reduction measures have been
established. Naturally, the goal is to try and achieve the maximum
effect; however, even if only the minimum effect is achieved, it has
been formulated so that it will at least meet Japan’s targets under
the Kyoto Protocol.
For definite progress towards 6% reduction commitment
under the Kyoto Protocol, all measures, including sink
measures and Kyoto mechanisms, will be implemented.
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The Outline of the Third National Biodiversity Strategy
（November, 27, 2007 Cabinet Decision）
【Importance of Biodiversity】
【Challenge】
Biodiversity supports life and livelihood
Crisis 1: Species and habitat degradation due to excessive
human activities
Crisis 2: Degradation of satochi-Satoyama due to
insufficient level of management
*Satoch-Satoyama: Rural landscapes formed by
sustainable use of natural resources
Crisis 3: Ecosystem disturbances caused by the introduced
alien species and chemical contaminations
①Basis for existence of all life on earth
②Use value including future options
③Basis for enriching culture
④Security of livelihood
Crisis caused by Climate Change
・Huge potential for species extinction and
ecosystem collapse
【Long-term perspective】
Grand design, targeting 100 years ahead
【Involvement of various stakeholders 】
・Ground design of the national land from the
viewpoint of biodiversity is presented as the
“Centennial Plan,” which aims to recover the
nations’ ecosystem over the next century
Involvement of local governments and
the private sector
・Needs for efforts by local governments and
businesses are emphasized with a view to linking
biodiversity conservation to local areas
Four Basic Strategies
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Four Basic Strategies
Securing linkages among forests,
countryside, rivers and the sea
Mainstreaming Biodiversity in our
daily life
1)
1)
2)
Launching “our life on biodiversity” project
which aims to enhance the involvement of
local governments, businesses, NGO and
the public
Hands-on nature experiences for school
kids, and primal experiences to “feel with
the five senses”
Re-building sound relationship
between man and nature in local
communities
1)
2)
3)
4)
Selecting “important satochi-satoyama areas
have to be inherited by next generation”
Developing communities coexisting with wildlife
through separating habitat and capacity building
Promoting sound activities of agriculture,
forestry and fisheries
Managing habitat for endangered fauna and
flora; combating alien species issues
Realizing the ecological network at national
scale
Promoting a comprehensive review of national
and quasi-national parks, and promoting nature
restoration
Studies on marine protected areas to secure
sustainable fishery activities
2)
3)
Taking action with global
perspective
1)
2)
3)
4)
Hosting COP10 of the convention on
biological diversity
Conducting a country-wide comprehensive
ecosystem assessment (Japan biodiversity
outlook)
Proposing the “SATOYAMA Initiative” to the
world
Consideration of mitigation and adaptation
measures for climate change in the context
of biodiversity
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II The Innovation for Green
Economy and Society
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The Process of making “Green Innovation Japan”
Gather Public comments
Exchange ideas with specialist s
①Environmental Specialists
（From June 16 to February 16）
＜Total 823＞
Related to Low-Carbon Society：459
Related to Nature：67
Related to Sound Material-Cycle：88
Others：455
Future Development Strategy
(April 17, 2009 Decision of Council on
Economic and Fiscal Policy)
1. Low-Carbon Revolution
2. Healthy and Long-lived Society
3. Promote Attractiveness of
Japan
Policy Package to
addressing Economic
Crisis (April 10, Cabinet and
Cooperate with
other related
Ministries
②Economists
③Mayors
Mayer of Sakai City, Toyama City, Shimokawa City,
and Yusuhara City (Parts of 13 Eco-model Cities)
④Representatives of the economic world
Announced the draft of "The Innovation for Green Economy
and Society" at the council on economic and fiscal policy.
government party)
Supplementary
Budget
Economic and Fiscal
Reform 2009
Ministrerof the Environment Proposed “The Innovation
for Green Economy and Society on April 20, 2009
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Delay in measures for climate change
will cause the serious environmental
crisis which will bring the collapse of
our social activity and the enormous
expense for adaptation
＋
Biggest and
worldwide economic
crisis since the war
Environmental investment
all over the world
（Green New Deal）
Japan’s World- Class
Environmental Resources
World-leading environmental technologies
Beautiful seasonal changes of natural scenery
The spirit of “mottainai”
Become a forerunner of
overcoming the
environmental crisis
Create present and
future demand and jobs
The investment to keep Japan’s advantage and continue to be the environmental
superpower for the future
Integrated improvement of environment and economy
Integrated realization of a “low carbon society,” a “sound
material-cycle society,” and a “society in harmony with nature”
Participate every actor
Basic idea
Best-mix of policy
Measures for Asia and whole world
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2. Innovation toward green
local community
4.Innovation toward green
investment
1. Innovation toward green
social capital
Point of “the innovation
for green economy and
society”
6. Contribution for
green Asia
Use local wood for building materials
World-leading industry introduced
high efficient facilities and
management systems
Full utilize local
resources and talents
Promote energy-saving
home appliance, nextgeneration vehicles and
energy-efficient houses
The goal
of this
innovation
In 2020
Environmental market will increase
from 70 to 120 trillion yen and
environmental jobs will increase from
1.4 to 2.8 million by 2020 in Japan
3. Innovation toward
green consumption
5. Innovation toward
green technology
The proportion of
renewable energy in total
energy consumption will
be 20%
The volume of solar
power generation will be 20
times of today’s level
Half of new cars sales
will be Eco-cars
Realize
compact city
and beautiful
land
Secure resource and
energy by promoting 3R
and renewable energy
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1. Innovation toward green social capital
Create the demand through “green public works.”
Eco- reform across the nation starting
Eco-reform in cities and transportation
with public facilities such as schools
Develop eco and human friendly compact cities
Install photovoltaic systems in schools and public facilities
around Japan and use them for environmental education.
Realization of a “Kasumigaseki Low-carbon Society” then
expand it to other national buildings (ex. Increasing the use
of wood, Promoting renewable power generation. etc.)
Promote eco-reform in local government’s facilities.
Photovoltaic power generation
installed in the school
LED lighting
Clean up our land
Develop eco-friendly transportation infrastructure
・Maintenance sidewalk and bicycle roads
・Promote wireless LRV(Light Rail Vehicles)
・Strengthen function of “Super-hub Port”
・Energy-saving transportation system using GPS
Produce good urban environment
exploit “water” “green” and “wind”
Maintenance sidewalk and
bicycle road
Save beautiful nature and waterside
Untying illegal dumping
・Treat past illegally dumped waste
・Strengthen watching and patrolling
Untying marine litter
Measures against PCB and Asbestos
・Produce “cool cities” ・Utilize unused resources and energy
Collect marine litter
・Treatment of waste electric machinery containing small amounts of PCB
・Promoting the detoxification of Asbestos
Maintenance and preserve forest to
mitigate climate change
・Forest maintenance such as thinning
・Proper management of preservation of reserved forest
・Use local wood for housing ・Promote the use of wood biomass
Maintenance of national park
Secure beautiful waterside
・Regenerate and preserve water- friendly
riverside
The Moat of Imperial Palace
・Maintenance the Moat of Imperial Palace
・Promote wastewater treatment system such as septic systems
Measures to adopt abnormal climate
caused by climate change
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2. Innovation toward green local communities
Measures by local government
Activate “local power”
Measures by local communities
Financial support by the establishment of “local
Green New Deal Funds”
Develop Eco-friendly transportation system by
introducing the community bicycle program etc.
Preserve and utilize nature resources
Prevent pollution such as water and air pollution
・Establish local consortiums to train and utilize Eco-specialist
・Support environmental NPO and environmental actions by
private company
・Support for utilizing local environmental activities
District heating and cooling
system
Maintenance and preserve forest with using urban
power
・Utilize “Carbon Offset”
CO2 emissions
from companies
and local
governments
Offsets
J-VER
Develop active local communities using various human
resources
Growing rape blossoms by students of
Nishi-yodogawa high school;
Velib in Paris
Develop healthy forest and active
farm, mountain, and fishing village
Capital
・Preserve “Satoyama”
・Divide the living area for wild animals and human
Growing sunflower by students of Nakashibetsu
Agricultural high school
Preserving “Satoyama”
Establishing sound material-cycle society
Activate sound material-cycle communities
Reduce & absorb CO2
emissions utilizing wood
biomass and forest
maintenance
New challenge utilizing dormant faculties of
agriculture and farm village
・Recycle of rare metal
Promote “reduce” and “reuse”
Circulatory utilization of biomass
Promote circulatory use of water
Promote circulatory use of nitrogen and phosphorous
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3. Innovation toward green consumption
Support the creation of the green demand from household
Promote purchasing energy-saving
home appliances simultaneously
Dramatically popularize energy-saving home appliances
Promote energy-saving home appliances using the “Eco-point”
Promote energy-saving houses and
buildings
Support the thermal insulation
Make LCA guideline for remodeling buildings
Promote “200-year housing”
Promote fuel cell and heat pomp
Promote green purchasing and contract
・Secure reliability of products labeling by the
“test of products”
・Secure proper products labeling by guideline
for environmental labeling
Promote next-generation vehicles etc.
Promote next-generation vehicles by subsidies, tax
incentive, etc.
Double-glazed window
Apartments introduced
the heat pumps
Introduce proper regulation of biofuel
・Find problems and examine standard through practicing models
Model projects in Miyake island
Stipulating measures to curb GHG emissions
Nanbu Clean Center (Kyoto city)
relating to the work of the government
・Promote national measures and support local measures
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4. Innovation toward Green Investment
Foster leading-edge environmental industries responsive to the green demand
Create systems encouraging green economic
activities
Finance fostering green investment
Establish an interest-free environmental finance system
Expand the investment in environmentally sound businesses
Examine the domestic emission trading system
・steady operation of trial practice (including JVETS)
・Utilize the domestic CDM scheme
Greening the tax system
Promote carbon offset and
carbon foot-print
Promote environmentally sound management
•Promote ISO140001, Eco-action 21, and other environmental
management system
•Promote environmental communications such as environmental
reports
•Make the guideline for private companies to forward the
preservation of biodiversity
・Promote proper public information
・Promote green investment by public pensions
・Promote NPO bank, community fund, and fund for
environmental projects
・Develop the scheme to evaluate company’s
environmental consideration “Kankyo-ryoku”
Promote green IT
Wind turbine using
civil investment
Green IT using advanced telecommunication with leading
edge environmental technology
・Achieve an international consensus and standardization of technology
and evaluation for GHG reduction using telecommunication
・Environment-oriented country by ubiquitous
Greening energy structure
Foster sound material-cycle industry
Improve system and technology for recycling
・Resolve the “miss-match” of recycling market
・Promote recycling of “rare metal”
Improve reliability and transparency of sound
material-cycle business
Foster the low carbon waste treatment
・Introduce high-efficient waste-to-power generation
Aim for the superpower of renewable energy
・introduce ambitious goal about the introduction of
renewable energy
・Introduce “Feed in tariff”
small hydraulic power plant
・Massive introduction of renewable energy such as solar
power, wind power, biomass, and small hydraulic power
・Demonstrate the “smart grid”
Measures utilizing local resources
・Wooden pellet utilizing waste and thinned wood
・Promote small hydraulic power
・Utilize waste heat of hot spring
Safe and secure nuclear power plant
・Increase the equipment utilization rate
・Steady construction of new generation
Nuclear power generation
・Establish nuclear fuel cycle and early realization of the fast breeder reactor
→
Waste- to-power generation
5. Innovation toward green technology
Strengthen leading-edge environmental technologies
Basic research for improve and develop both
environment and economy
Promote the research on environment and economy for
policy development
Make middle and long term roadmap
for building a “Low carbon society”
Technology development considering
dramatic GHG reduction in 2050
• Develop high-efficient and low-cost solar batteries
• Develop low-cost and easy-to-use electric car
• Research about CCS and Methane hydrate
• Develop distributed energy system, and hydrogen
production from non-fossil fuel
• Utilize nuclear fusion and space light energy
Promote and utilize environmental
technology
Greenhouse gases observing
satellite “Ibuki”
Technology development considering practical
use within 10 to 20 years
Technology for renewable energy such as PV, solar heat,
biofuel, wind power, small hydraulic power, geothermal,
substantiation of CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage)
Energy efficient technology such as LED lighting, nonfluorocarbon and high-performance insulation, and energysaving refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners using lowGWP(Global Warming Potential) refrigerant
Research about the adaptation of climate
change
Research about the impact on local water environment
by climate change
Research and development about adaptation
・Predict and evaluate the impact of climate change focused on
food, water, ecosystem, disaster prevention, and so on
Promote leading edge technology
and utilize existent technology
・Aggressive participation on international
standard
・Modify and promote technology to
developing countries
・Announce the result of Ibuki’s observation
internationally
・Advance research of environmental technology
Electric Bus
Promote monitoring, administration, and
information gathering and offering
Expand the area and target of monitoring and
environmental administration
Preparation for the 10th Conference of the Parties to
the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10)
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6. Contribution for Green Asia
Prosperous societies constructed together with a sustainable developing Asia
Develop strategic, systematic, and local
based environmental cooperation
Promote measures based on “Clean Asia Initiative”
Integrated introduction of talents, technology, and system
Make “Asian standard “of environmental technology
Promote international cooperate research
Partnership and cooperation with various subjects such as
universities in Asian countries
Promote “co-benefit approach”
Establish platform for information sharing with various
subjects
Promote long-term utilization of talent and technology
Found Asian sound material-cycle society
International cooperation through Asia 3R promotion forum
Support the practice and improvement of waste treatment
and 3R in Asian countries
Establish environmental morel city in Asia
Choose some cities and islands as environmental
model city or island, and support their activities
Promote Japan’s advanced environmental technology
to Asian and Pacific countries
Indonesian cement factory equipped
with destruction equipment for
fluorocarbon with Japan’s support
Support for building environmentally sound
water cycle society
Promote “Good water governance”
Cooperation with international institutions such as
“Network of Asian River Basin Organization”
Promote septic system and human waste treatment
facilities
Found society in harmony with nature in Asia
Popularize SATOYAMA initiative
Support for making national biodiversity strategies in
Asian countries
Make and practice the strategy for
international coral reef network
Promote the measures against illegal
cutting, forest fire and reforestation
Polluted Asian river
Decentralized sanitary
sewage system
Measures against trans-boundary air pollution
Investigate air pollution in East Asia and support the
measures against the pollution
Support the measures against yellow sands such as
reforestation
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Size of the Policy Package to Address Economic Crisis
Government Expenditure Total Size
I. Immediate Measures
（Trillion yen）
4.9
44.4
1. Measures to support employment
1.9
2.5
2. Financial measures
3.0
41.8
6.2
8.8
1.The low-carbon revolution
1.6
2.2
2. Health, longevity and child-rearing
2.0
2.8
3. Realization of the potential of the
2.6
3.8
-Avoiding a negative spiral-
II. Growth Strategy –Investing for the future-
Concerning Low-carbon revolution
1,580
（billion yen）
○Promote Photovoltaic Power Generation 610
・”School’s New Deal” Plan
490
including
・Eco-friendly renewal of school building 260
・The creation of an ICT-friendly school
210
・Support to introduction of solar power
(Offices and residential sector)
500
Japanese economy and development of
infrastructure to deal with the challenges
of the 21st century
III. Easing anxiety and enhancing vitality
4.3
5.0
1. Revitalization of regions
0.2
0.4
2. Safety and security
1.7
2.2
3. Support for local governments
2.4
2.4
0.1
0.1
IV. Tax reform
○Promote fuel-efficient cars and energy
-efficient home appliances
870
・Support for eco-friendly vehicles
370
・Dissemination of eco-friendly home appliances
(TVs, air conditioners, and refrigerators) by
“eco point” scheme
290
○Revolution in transportation and
infrastructure
30
○Turning Japan into resource-rich country 70
Total
15.4
56.8
Amount of the national budget and tax reform to go towards
environmental preservation matters in FY 2009
Global environment management
867
・Policies to reduce carbon emission
・Measures for carbon sink of climate change
・Promoting Long-life housing
Air environment management
・Maintaining urban parks and natural parks
・Restoration of nature
234.2
・Environmental improvement of roadside,
surrounding of airport
・Preparing facilities for road safety
・Preparing sewage-works and rural community
sewages ・Protecting fishery
114
・Exploiting local biomass
・Promoting sound material-cycle society
・Preparing ocean oriented waste treatment facilities
Management of chemicals
Others
78
・Establishing evaluation system of carbon footprint
・Promoting and developing environmental
technologies
Water, soil and ground environment
management
743.2
Waste management and recycling
Nature conservation
(billion yen)
261.2
8.2
・Research for the risk of chemicals
・Inspecting environmental safety of chemicals
FY2009 Tax Reform
 Investment tax reduction for the investment in
energy-saving and new-energy facilities and in
production facilities for goods such as energy-saving
home electric appliances
 Introduce new measures to allow tax deduction for
housing investment relating to newly built long-term
quality houses at one’s own expenses and
renovation aimed at improving energy conservation
and barrier-free
Temporarily reduce tax burden on the automobiles
that have passed higher environmental standards
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Future Development Strategy (J Recovery Plan)
Future Vision for the Year 2020
Japan will become a nation that plays world-leading roles through low-carbon emission revolution, a nation where all the citizens, irrespective of
age and gender, are able to lead an active life without anxiety, and a nation where citizens and local communities are able to fully exercise their
potentials and attractive characteristics at home and abroad.
Basic policy concept: Smart investment
(2) Identifying the potentially competitive sectors of Japan (“underlying strength”) that will
yield significant positive economic impacts and have great significance in the society, rather
than simply taking economic-stimulus measures
Working on concentrated investments and accelerated reforms for the next 3 years
[Economic impacts in the next 3 years
(on a cumulative basis)]
Demand creation: \40–60 trillion
Job creation: 1.4–2.0 million jobs
[Year 2020]
Gross domestic product (GDP): up \120 trillion
Job creation in strategic sectors: 4 million jobs
* Estimated by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and
Industry (METI)
Taking off
from
economic
recession
(3) Achieving sustainable growth by breaking away from recession, expanding domestic
demand, and drawing on energetic economic performance in Asia and dynamism of the
world economy
Offering ideal future societal models to Asian nations that are facing constraints from
environmental/resource perspectives
Sustainable growth
(1) Selecting a project with double-barreled effects: Pulling out from economic recession in the
short run and encouraging sustainable economic growth in the medium- and long-run
Aiming at “J”-shaped economic recovery and economic growth (J recovery)
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Three Pillars
<Low-Carbon Revolution>
<Health and Longevity>
A series of projects for
leading low-carbon
revolution
A series of projects that take
advantage of medical and
nursing-care demand for
expanding domestic
demand
○ Further beefing up the highest environment
energy technologies of the world such as
energy-saving, new energy, eco-car,, and water
treatment technologies
○ Taking a leading role in “low-Carbon
Revolution” through the renewal of lifestyles and
infrastructures
○ New “three holy durables” will generate new
market demand and job opportunities
☆The new “three holy durables:”
・Energy-saving houses equipped with solar panels;
・Eco-cars (electric cars, etc.), and
・Environmental-friendly consumer electronics
[Examples of main projects]
■New programs for purchasing solargenerated electricity
■Encouraging photovoltaic facility and
energy-saving refurbishing works at public
facilities, schools, etc.
■Explosive diffusion of the new “three holy
durables”
■Developing technologies on nextgeneration batteries, superconducting linear
motors, etc.
○ Improving medical/nursing-care services to
dispel anxieties about the future and encourage
consumer confidence
○ Creating new job opportunities in the
medical/nursing-care sector and festering the
sector to a domestic demand-oriented industry
○ Encouraging innovations in medical-related
industries to create a new high-value added
market
[Examples of main projects]
■Emergency measures for improving labor
conditions of nursing-care staff
■Concentrated investment in municipalities
forming alliance in medical services
■Reinforcing neonatal intensive-care units
and emergency medical care centers and
beefing up seismic retrofitting works for
hospitals
■Constructing/improving three major belt
freeways: Elimination of missing links
■Supporting intensive research programs for
anti-cancer curative drugs, granting quicker
approvals for non-approved anti-cancer
curative drugs, and developing technologies
of iPS and livelihood support robots
■Developing urban mines (recycling of
mobile phones)
■Shortening examination process for
medical drugs and medical equipment
<Promoting the Attractiveness of
Japan>
A series of projects to take
advantage of the
“underlying strengths” of
Japan fostered by rich
traditions and cultural
background
○ Turning into a job creative and growing industry
the agriculture, forestry,, and fisheries industries that
support local economies
○ Sending out the soft powers of Japan overseas,
including fashion, media videos, and animations
○ Achieving the status of a “Tourism nation” through
the traditional “hospitality” mindset of Japan
○ Awakening the hidden potentials of Japan by
investing in human resources and thoroughly making
use of IT solutions
[Examples of main projects]
■Recovering a quarter of cultivation
abandonment farmland (approximately 100,000 ha)
in the next 3 years
Tripling plant factories (24-crop system)
■Expanding contents industry to overseas
markets
■Selectively investing in elimination of electric
poles in tourist spots
■Significantly shortening the waiting time of
immigration examination process at Narita Airport
and halving access time between Haneda Airport
and Narita Airport
■Providing the top-level research environment of
the world (making use of post-doctoral
researchers and research assistants)
Low-Carbon Revolution
The environment, natural resources, and energy fields, encompassing activities such as tackling global warming through
energy conservation and new and renewable forms of energy; 3R; and water treatment systems, should be seen not so much as
placing restrictions on Japan’s development as providing opportunities for the nation’s growth.
Japanese technology, among the world’s most advanced, is a pioneer in the establishment of “low-carbon, sustainable
society” models, and in providing such models to other countries in Asia and other regions.
Japan will become both a leader country for “Low-Carbon Revolution” and a “Resource Power” as a result of its development
of “urban mining” and of marine resources.
Plan to become the world’s number-one Solar Power and Energy Conservation Nation
In regard to the proportion of renewable energy (including heat pumps, etc.) in its final energy consumption, Japan has the target of achieving 20% more
than the current level by 2020, referring to the EU methodology (approx 10% in 2005).
It is also planned to increase the output of solar power to 20 times the current level by 2020. In order to do this, the Japanese government will support
the development of advanced technology that enables the realization of a stable electric power supply, such as power control systems.
■ Establish a “new purchasing system of solar power.” Write-off from creating demand. The cost of power generation will be halved in 3 to 5 years
through existing policies and innovation.
■ Set up solar panels in public schools and buildings (54,000 places). (immediate priority in the next 3 years)
 Accelerate zero-emission buildings. Check energy conservation and conduct repairs of public buildings (immediate priority in the next 3 years)
 Accelerate house modernization (modernizing more than 50% by 2019)
 Promoting replacement of home appliances with energy-saving appliances (green appliances)
 Future-oriented energy social system model project (enhance next-generation energy park and select 100 projects)
 Promote cooperative research, demonstration and standardization in the fields of photovoltaic cells, fuel cells, superconductivity, and so on.
(demonstration in USA, etc.)
The first nation to popularize Eco-Cars
- Attempt to make half of new car sales be eco-cars(electric cars, hybrid cars, etc.) by 2020
 Promoting replacement of official cars with eco-cars
 Promoting replacement of old cars with eco-cars
 Starting electric car advanced model areas (approx. 10 places)
Low-carbon transportation and urban revolution
 Fastest development and popularization of low-carbon transportation in the world
Implementation of practical evaluation for free-gauge train by the summer of 2010
Establish practical application technology for cell-type tram by 2012, superconductive linear by 2016
 Concentrate measures for low-carbon infrastructure development
－Build ring road system for three large urban areas and resolve missing links
－Charging infrastructure to avoid idling in ports for ships
Resource power
 Developing institutions for correcting old mobile phone (100 million mobiles = 3 tons of gold) →
urban mining
 Promoting waste plastic recycling (attempt to achieve a recycle rate of at least 90% by 2020)
 Entering world water market (establish first Japanese major water company and support its business overseas)
 Enhancing support to secure upstream interest, strengthen development of resources that lie in adjacent waters (methane hydrate)
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